Washington Post App Reviews

Best of the three Post apps. This is the best of the three apps that the Washington Post has out there. The print version is exactly what it sounds like; nothing wrong with it, but I get tired of zooming in and having to find the continuation of the article. The newest app has a slick design, so it looks very current, but it is terrible to use. This app is the ‘middle’ one; it is a continuation of the first digital-native app they came up with, and although it isn’t super pretty, it has a nice display of multiple articles, so you can decide what you want to read rather than having one particular article pushed on you. The articles read cleanly, and the graphics are well incorporated. Major problems with it include the fact that even for subscribers some of the advertising — especially in videos — is intrusive, links sometimes connect to paywalled content, and, most importantly, if you are mid-article and leave the app, when you restart it, it resets to the front page. Sometimes it can be quite difficult to relocate the article that you were reading previously. Better reading apps (Kindle, Apple Books, etc.) reopen to what you were previously reading and give you the choice when you want to return to the top-level directory.

Overall good, but.... I’ve been using this app on both iPhone and iPad and it continues too a good way too navigate and read the paper on these devices. One thing has changed with the latest update. Previously, when opening articles from the WaPo email news digest I receive several times a day, it would open them in the browser and not the app, which was fine. The browser would have the little arrow in the upper left corner to get back to the email app to continue going through the list of articles. Now when clicking on a link in the email WaPo digest, it opens the browser and from the browser offers to view the article in the app. After clicking to open the app, the return arrow lead back to the browser, not the email app. There is an unneeded clunky browser step in the middle. A fix to the app to allow moving back and forth between the email digest and the app would be a great feature in an upcoming release (which would make it operate as seamlessly as The NY Times app). Also when clicking on a link in the email digest when there are no open windows already open, it often jumps to the browser but then nothing happens. Also, oddly, from scrolling through the reviews, I appears the vast majority are about the WaPo itself and have nothing to do with the actual WaPo app.

Great news source, lousy app. No question, WaPo is my go-to news source for All Things DC. It's profoundly satisfying to read well researched, trustworthy journalism in a day of claimed witch hunts and fake news. So why does such a fine media outlet have such a crappy app? The navigation is awkward at best. Ads are often intrusive, disrupting reading. We subscribers get only partial versions of the print or browser-ready WaPo with the apps. Whole sections are missing, to say nothing of less popular articles. And there are no comments. WaPo comments are worth reading if only because some DC insider anonymously posts a news nugget from time to time. Many are thought provoking or witty or both. WaPo's app developers have been aware of these issues with the app for a long time-I mean years. The app developers always promise fixes but seldom do apps change. It's jarring that journalism of WaPo's quality is delivered with the faulty, user hostile classic black or blue app. It's outrageous that the app is unleashed in an unsuspecting world by WaPo publisher Jeff Bezos, the guy who practically invented seamless digital usability with his little ecommerce venture. Fix the problems, man. Deliver apps as good as the WaPo news reporting.

A terrific app for a great newspaper. I am new to this app, but not to the Washington Post. This is one of only a handful of “must reads” for anyone wishing to stay fully informed. It’s location in our nation’s capital gives reporters there the advantage in detailing the workings of our government and the activities of our elected officials (plus the goings-on of the unelected players). If this were all the WP did, it would be enough, but there are many other articles on a wide array of interests, including things to do and see in and around Washington, local and national sports, and a roster of talented columnists covering anything you could imagine. There are multiple packages and price points for the app sufficient to include any reader, and the app itself is very user-friendly. Download it and see for yourself; you won’t be disappointed.

My search for truth. I don’t walk around in the daylight with a lit lamp but like Diogenes I always seem to be searching for an honest man in my everyday life and in the media. I subscribe to WAPO because it more often than not holds a reasonable attitude and attempts to maintain a democratic humanistic position when reporting on world events. Unfortunately, like all the media of today it struggles to pry attention away from the melee of social media and in doing so falls prey to the hunger for attention it like others in major media considers it needs and in so doing will attempt to use sensationalism. One clear criticism I hold is the unbalanced treatment given to the Hamas terrorists who knowingly use its citizens as political hostages, pawns, and martyrs in order to garner world wide sympathy in their over reaching propaganda war. Not clearly exposing Hamas’ admitted tactics in a very clear way with the appropriate horror and sustain in order to pander to uneducated and I’ll informed students is unwelcome and unworthy. I strongly urge you to not only step away from sensationalism but to make ridicule of it and actively wage war against it. Make that your platform with all the righteous passionate driven purpose you can. Your strength can be in is in the truth the WAPO lantern can provide. Shine brightly.

Bias at the Washington Post. I have subscribed to the Washington Post for about 45 years. Over the past year or so, I have come to notice that the Post’s hard-earned reputation for fairness and balance had been displaced by a clear intent to further certain “narratives” in what should have been its straight-ahead, unbiased, reportage of the news. While I don’t know why this is, I tend to think it has something to do with the Post’s current editor, whom I believe took over that position around the time the Post became just another biased source of journalism. Nowadays, there is no longer a single “address” one can find for unbiased coverage of the news. Walter Cronkite is long gone, both literally and figuratively. Now, if you want the news with a left-wing slant, head for the Post or the New York Times. If you want news with a right-wing slant, head for Fox News. I just want the truth, without an embedded point of view that is forever “contextualizing” any story that, on the surface, is inconsistent with the “narrative.” My source used to be the Washington Post. No longer.

A new year for WAPO. I read WAPO daily, and NYT, the guardian, the Atlantic, listen to NPR; I used to read WSJ, I like Spiegel, CN news, nothing in the Middle East, read Moscow Carnegie Int’l for peace and security. The combination of this effort gives me an insight into what is going on in the world and domestically. I stopped reading WSJ; the subscribers are too racist for my taste. The NYT is somewhat similar to WAPO; last year was good for both newspapers. WAPO accepted about 80 % of my comments, the NYT barely 20%. Carnegie no longer accept comments, the comments were too damaging for allied countries in the middle east. I am no longer interested in what they have to say. Comments are extremely important for a large sector of subscribers. WAPO IS SCREENING AND REJECTING MORE COMMENTS. Progressive democrats may decide to create online their own forum and subscriptions for WAPO/NYT may plateau. Forums end up becoming more radicals. There are plenty of good publications waiting for readers. WAPO SHOULD NOT TAKE READERS FOR GRANTED.

Slanted Washington Post. When I was growing up in Washington DC, Northern Virginia my father was a great reporter who was well respected. He wanted me to read the Washington Post which I started to do at a young age. At this time the paper appeared to be a good place for learning the news. He stated that it was overall unbiased and had good information and reporters. I grew to enjoy reading the paper in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Trouble with the paper is it’s honestly a slanted paper. Constantly attacking Trump and not doing any substantive stories about Biden and his apparent incompetence and probable criminal if not treasonous activities with a possible pay to play enterprise. If Trump has done immoral or illegal things then yes the truth should be revealed. The same is true with the Biden’s and the Clinton’s. This was the newspaper who exposed Watergate but won’t look into the Clinton’s or Biden’s alleged involvement in probable criminal enterprises. My father was a hard nosed fair and honest reporter who went with the truth no matter who was involved. He taught me to look at things impartially. This helped me greatly in my professional careers. The only reason I still subscribe to the paper is to read about Washington area sports. The rest of the paper is only worthy of lining the bottom of a bird cage. Sad a once great paper is now pretty much a worthless shell of its former self.

An appreciation for the courageous. Our Founding Father’s created a government that was is supposedly designed with “Checks and Balances.” What they did not plan on was that moment when one of those branches lacks the integrity or courage to executed their solemn oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Sadly, that is where we find ourselves at this moment. The WP and others in MSM - particularly print media - have courageously stepped in to fill the breech to bravely defend the Rule of Law, and the concept of Human Decency our forefathers valued so much. So far, their reward - to come under an attack that seems to get stronger everyday. At some point history will show us who were the heroes and who were the villains of this moment in our journey. No doubt - America’s Free Press will be among those heroes. My hope is that ALL of America comes to that realization soon. I’m not sure we will ever truly appreciate the great patriotic service these journalist have performed for our nation.

One BIG problem. Except for one huge issue, I love the WP app. It’s certainly better for the environment. But, for reasons I cannot fathom, articles in the app almost never have the option to increase the font size. In fact, most articles don’t even let you “pinch” the screen to zoom in. This latter feature is far from ideal in that you have to slide the article left and right to read each line, but it’s better than nothing. Many people read the news online because they have difficulty seeing the print edition. The NYT app includes the font size feature on most articles so it can’t be that difficult to do. Did some yahoo with perfect vision make a conscious decision to exclude this feature? Was it deemed too expensive? Is some editor so taken with the aesthetics of their layout that they feel the need to lock it in? I just cannot think of a single valid decision to dictate a single font size.

The seven morning news summary. I generally like The 7 on The Washington Post it has some items usually there that are unexpected and not in the usual news cycle items. I like the commentators generally. However some aesthetic issues bother me a little bit. The music in between the articles is now become quite old and boring. They need to change that up. And sometimes the music doesn't go with what the last item was because the item may have said somebody died or something for example and the music comes on which is bright and doesn't fit with what the persons just said in the article. maybe no music would be appropriate at that time. The background art is a little dubious as well. They might consider artificial intelligence of drawing that's neutral that won't take away from the articles. I think one of the pictures shows an eye looking at you which is kind of weird. Primates do not like to look at another primates eye in general.

Bug that WP Won’t Fix. I like the paper, and for the most part, I like the app, too, but there is one aspect of it I do not like. If I go to Print Edition, Archive, there is a bug that results in a mismatch between the date at the top of the page and the day of the paper selected below. For example, if I select the paper from the calendar for Monday, April 24, it will say “Sunday, April 23” at the top (the date of the paper I will get will match the one selected in the calendar). This anomaly usually isn’t a problem; I just ignore the date at the top of the page. But on Sundays, if I go to the Archive page and select a day prior, I can read tat day’s paper, but I CANNOT get back to Sunday until the next day, Monday. I know it’s not just me because I’ve tried it on my other devices, devices belonging to other people, and the same anomaly exists. I’ve tried submitting trouble tickets (twice) to the app developers, and they act like they don’t know what I’m talking about (despite the fact that I send screen shots) and that I’m the only person with this problem. They refuse to try to fix it.

This app is a joke - a bad one. I subscribed to The Post over an hour ago and have spent most of my time since then trying to get signed in to this app. When I open the app and enter the email address on my WaPo account I get a pop-up telling me that I need to sign in on the website so that the site and the app can share my info. The Boston Globe and The New York Times don’t ask me to jump through hoops like this, but okay. When I sign in on washingtonpost dot com I receive an email telling me that a link has been sent to my email for one-click log in. Okay fine. I go to the email and click. It takes me back to the website and I’m all logged in. Then I go to the app and - lather, rinse, repeat. I was able to log in to the website using my email and password on my laptop, but when I want back to my phone to give it a try - same stupid loop all over again. I do not want to have to log in to a website on my phone. I want and need the convenience of an app. Apparently I’ll not get that here. I don’t currently have a personal laptop or desktop to use for this. I’m glad I got a good promo rate to subscribe. I won’t lose more than a few dollars for this month. I’ll be canceling once I hit “send” on this.

Clickbait Headlines. While Bezos owning the Washington Post may have helped get them the right tech to modernize their website and apps, the biggest downside I see, and one that I think has contributed to our culture of polarization, is the exaggerated, hyperbolic clickbait headlines used to drive user engagement. I can’t go a week without seeing how so-and-so “brutally” “took down” so-and-so and similar. For someone who seems to pride himself on the quality of his reading repertoire and started his business in books (and who’s so wealthy you’d think he would set more limits on this), Bezos has optimized eyeballs at the cost of de-elevating the quality of the Post’s reading experience, and it’s uncomfortable—I want a Post subscription to balance against the New York Times, but I feel less elevated reading today’s Post headlines, to the point where it feels like less of a stretch to think that Bernstein and Woodward must have reported for the Times rather than for their “modern” Washington alternative.

Thank you. Thank you to all journalists who keep the news coming. I’m not a journalist I’m a music teacher. Please support journalism anywhere that tells the truth. If we don’t it will end life as we know. Encourage friends, families young people to read and know what is going on in America and the world. The world is scary and by being informed we must make informed decisions to support each other as humans in a complex and rapidly declining world. How my heart aches for those oppressed and downtrodden by oppressors. How my heart aches for the lies told in the world. How my heart aches for those who are uninformed and make shallow decisions without regard for humanity. Thank you WP and other news outlets for taking the truth for those who have no voice. I support you wholeheartedly! I try to make it my mission to read and understand on a daily basis. Please consider making it your personal mission are well.

More emphasis on newsworthy positive.. Frightening how much advertising, hacking, interruptions not desired crowd into the actual news reporting. Frightening how google overrides my safari. Apparently this is the way the internet works now and everyone I mention it to hates it also. Stressful. Annoying. A huge waste of time deleting. No wonder we are in a mental health crisis. Aside from the time it takes to eliminate trash and waste, instant news is a miracle, the WP is filled with useful if heartbreaking information. I wish the writers were more representative in their numbers of the actual population of this country. Also wish the Senate represented the population numbers of the State. It is beyond belief how incorrectly and unfairly they represent the people in various states. Democracy is an uphill battle against power interests and money. Will never change. A tribute to courage and decency that the fight continues. Thank you.

Exclusive new tools to keep up with the news?. Since the update today the app does not open/simply crashes every time I attempt to open it. Is that one of the exclusive new tools? Just wondering.... When I attempted to open the updated app, the app would show the opening screen (grey page with “Washington Post” in the center of the screen). This remained for roughly thirty seconds after which the app would suddenly close. When double-clicking on the iPhone home button following the crash, a “ghost image” of a page from a Washington Post article that I last read before the update would show as one of the open apps. I assume—but cannot say with certainty—that this article was open when the app updated. In order to resolve the situation, I deleted and then re-downloaded the update app. After signing into my Washington Post account via the reinstalled app, I successfully regained access to the app/Washington Post content. I’ve not encountered further issues with the updated app since that time.

On top of facts and critical issues. The Washington Post app is a great way to read an important newspaper. Balanced news coverage, great columnist, and a terrific fact-checking operation. Well worth the digital subscription and the app is great EXCEPT FOR ONE THING! I get multiple daily emails from The Washington Post and like to queue up stories to read later. If you read the stories, immediately, you can move between the stories you’ve selected. If you wait, however, even a little while, when you click on the Washington Post app, it will lose all of the stories. You have carefully curated for yourself and take you back to a headlines page. It’s very aggravating. Overall, I prefer to read in the Washington Post app, which is very readable copy, but at least on the webpage you can save to a reading list. Why doesn’t the app let you do the same thing?

Too much free advertising for the dictator wannabe, trump !. Since 9/11, when many news outlets began the 24 hour news cycles, the news became sensationalized. In order to fill the time, and keep ratings up, every story, no matter how ridiculous, became Big News ! The Washington Post and the New York Times joined right in during the Obama Administration and started capitalizing on trump’s ignorant antics. The new sensationalized news helped that idiot get elected the first time and now you are helping him for his second bid, helping to throw Democracy right out the window. For what, ratings, money, power ?! Fools all for giving this moron free advertising. And, if this degenerate wins again, it won’t be just Fox News who aided and abetted his climb to dictatorship. You have completely lost my trust and respect. By the way, I intentionally do not use a capital letter when typing the dumpster’s name. That fool should never have been allowed anywhere near any form of Capitol, particularly the United States Capitol. Even a capital letter is too good for that weasel. No offense to weasels intended.

Always Top Notch. I grew up in DC in the 60s and the Post was always on our family’s stoop despite little money to spare. My mother said it was important to be aware of the world around us and since there were six of us, it was a bargain. Like most of us, the Post has had its up and downs, but it always strives for excellence. Journalism is a tough business, especially with the multitude of social media options. Along with the NYT and the Boston Globe, it is my go to for honest reporting—-they endeavor to separate fact from fiction. One thing—-I am really torn by the Post’s scoop on Jack Teixerira’s horrendous distribution of top secret documents. On the one hand, I am fairly certain the Post helped pave the way to JT’s arrest, but I struggle with whether or not they had to reveal all the documents that had to do with national security. I know, I know, citizens need to know what our government is up to. But…Loose lips sink ships? For me the bigger story is how in the world did a slimy punk get his hands on this info and what are we going to do about it?

The best overall investigative journalism on politics, our government, and more. The Washington Post is my go to source for news, opinion, and deep dive investigations into American government and politics. The WaPo app is great, and if you subscribe, you get audio on almost everything. I love that feature, and use it daily. As a convenient bonus, you can get all access to WaPo right now for 29 bucks instead of 120, with their generous Labor Day sale. If you miss this sale, they’ll have others…but I’ve never seen a better one than this, just saying. And no, I’m not affiliated with WaPo in any way. I’m someone who sees the necessity of supporting the work they do as our country’s fourth estate. If we lose real journalism to the propaganda filled alternatives popping up everywhere, our great American Experiment will be defeated before it ever reaches its lofty goals. Just get the app and subscription…you won’t be sorry.

It was really hard…. I tapped the screen to subscribe to the Washington Post and to have the app. I paid for a year. It showed up on my apple payment but it took two whole weeks plus to get it to work. I am dumbfounded that the signup was so hard. I called for help. I signed up for help online. Did everything I could think of to get it to work. Nothing. It shouldn’t be this hard. I finally got it to work though I couldn’t tell you what I did different. I was very, very frustrated. It needs to be easier. I never had a problem when I subscribed to the NYTIMES. Regards, PMJ That was a year ago. Renewed since and Good since. Love the coverage and lots of good articles. I especially like that I can easily review and comment on the news. Often do. Does not seem skewed in any way. Some comments are a little rough and tumble. But no control over what some folks will say. Might be disinformation. Have to always watch for that, but that is pretty obvious most of the time. Keep up the good work. Need to be kinder to old Joe. He is doing a pretty fabulous job. And Kamela is Fabulous too. Too, too hard on her, I think. No bad news, or disputes. All good. (especially compared to the alternative, Jesus!!!) With regards, PMJ

Usps. I retired from USPS in 2017. The Post Office was created during the birth of our nation. It was created as a Service for our nation not a business entity. That was changed under a Republican Administration in 1972. It was was made a quasi government enterprise to make a profit. In which it did. The government took their profits for many years. Then in another Republican Administration in 2007 made sure the Usps was saddled with paying forward health expanses and pensions so far ahead that people not born yet will have the pensions and health care funded. No other government entity has this burden. This was done to hurry the break up of the Usps so it can be pickup by private companies. My know the history and the job,,I know the Usps. I have always considered the Usps a Service to the American people not a business . It should not be saddled with fiscal burdens to destroy it but it must be returned to what the founding fathers wanted,,to be a Service to the American people. Thanks BW Cox

The Washington Post: The “go to” news for news. I was, since the age of FIVE, when I learned how to read well, an avid reader (seriously!) of anything except sports, in the New York Times. Fast forward to the ripe old age of 66, and slowly but steadily, since 2016, when the presidential election was lost to a would-be despot (will-be?), I gravitated toward the Washington Post. Recently, I look the leap, and I am now a subscriber to the Washington Post. As of now, I am an avid supporter of this fine newspaper, and even when I know an article I am about to read is one I will find utterly awful because of the subject (such as racial bigotry and Trumps’s constant tweeting random/or lies), I KNOW I will be reading what MUST be read for the sake of TRUTH, not “fake news” or “alternative facts”. The Washington Post simply IS to me what the NEW YORK TIMES was- superb journalism without the backsliding. I couldn’t be happier with my first choice in news readership!

Hold the door. Having watched numerous videos of the insurrection on January 6, I was still not prepared for the horrors this article portrayed regarding the experience of the DC officers who were trying to hold the West Terrace door. The vivid and detailed accounts were much more profound and heartbreaking than the videos could ever convey. I have no idea what it was like for these police officers, however, in my eyes they are all heroes. I was struck by the betrayal of these officers by President Trump. Through sheer strength and determination, these officers tried to hold the door and keep the insurrection from spilling into the Capital building. I am amazed and grateful we did not lose more police officers during the insurrection. While losing one officer is too many, from this written account, it is clear we could’ve lost more due to the president’s inaction. Thank you for this incredibly vivid account of what these officers endured.

Terrible to Read as a Traditional Paper. The WP App for iPad just keeps getting worse for those of us reading the traditional paper format. When it was a separate App, it used to be OK. If I accidentally flipped a page, I could flip back and see it EXACTLY as I was viewing it, zoomed in on the same area of the page. That feature has been gone since this app absorbed the paper view. But the App has never remembered where I was reading last time I opened the app - and still does not. But new is its ability to either crash or throw the reader out of the newspaper view if tapping on the article to view it in the reader. This does not happen most of the time, but apparently some of the printed articles are not available in the reader - and that causes it to crash. The WP will print a nice response asking me to contact them. I have. The problem is the App, not my iPad and we have proven that together. I love reading the WP. I just want to stop being aggravated from trying to use their app.

Great quality journalism, functionality leaves much to be desired for me. Despite having had a subscription (through the Apple store) for a while now, in the app I can only read a couple of articles or so because after that, when I try to go to another article, be it through a link embedded in the article I’m currently reading, or by going back to the home screen of the app, I am sent to the subscribe screen. I tried to restore Apple store purchase, but I get a message saying that no subscription associated with my Apple ID was found, and to try to sing into the Wapo or make an account. I tried to delete the app and re-install it, I restarted the iPad several times, to no avail. I HAVE a subscription, and I DON’T want to sign up for more accounts, our information is out there enough as it is already. Please look into this and try to fix the issue. It is possible, for instance the Wall Street Journal app seems to have flawless functionality. I really don’t want to drop this subscription, but if I am unable to read the paper, I may end up giving it up.

Superior Factual Journalism. We hear the term Patriot being thrown around by blow hearts that want to twist the information, they believe if they speak their falsehoods numerous times that people will believe their narrative is the truth. But in reality they do not have facts or truth. The Post and it’s journalists have verified facts that speak truth to power. Journalists at the Post are professionals and not two bit imposters that fill present day public positions. They understand that any false information not varieties would be career ending. The Post’s Journalist are our true PATRIOTS! Those that tell the true story fear reporting falsehoods. Those that tell falsehoods have no fear of telling falsehoods because their only survival is to bend the truth to their universe, they fill if you say unverified falsehoods enough there must be some truth in what they say. Free journalism verified is what helps keep are lives free!

A Forgetful App. I subscribe to both The NY Times and the Washington Post. It’s interesting to compare how the two papers use mobile apps to present their content. Each has its advantages, but I find that the Washington Post Classic app has a couple of significant deficiencies. On the plus side, the Washington Post is a more visually appealing and less cluttered presentation compared to the NY Times. But there are two behaviors that I find limit the usefulness of the Washington Post Classic app. First is the fact that it does not give any indication of stories that have already been read. The NY Times app, for example, dims to a fainter gray the headline text of stories that have been opened. Second, and most infuriating, is that the Washington Post Classic app seems incapable of remembering the reader’s position within the app. Leave the app to read a text message? When you return to the Washington Post app you’ll be returned to the story you were reading, but once leaving that you’re back at the top of the story list and forced to scroll and scroll to re-find where you were. This often happens even when you haven’t left the app at all and simply close a story. (Note that I’m using a current generation iPad Pro.)

Very good coverage, too many “alerts”. The W Post has very good coverage, especially of US politics and world events. And despite those on the far right who can’t stand any news that contradicts their world view castigating WP, I find their reporting to be largely without bias. They *do* seem to have a bias for presenting a lot of pesky facts, which further aggravates those on the far right who deal in opinion and innuendo. As long as they keep the subscription price reasonable - which it is, especially when compared to other news outlets of their stature, I will continue to subscribe. My biggest complaint is their overuse of news “alerts” for items that are not of sufficient importance to merit an alert. They seem to do this in an attempt to increase viewership by encouraging the recipient to click through to the main site or app.

Video ads. For the last week, I have been plagued with a video ad for a personnel service that begins talking shortly after I start reading an article. I can't find any way to turn it off and it is irritating and intrusive. Am getting to the point of cancelling my subscription if it doesn't stop. Update, it is now broadcasting this same talking ad every single time I try to read an article. I am regretfully canceling my subscription. I will check back in a couple months to see if this has been fixed, but for now, can't stand it. Another update. I did cancel, but like the post so much, I regretted it and renewed the next day. Now I am canceling again. Every single time I tap on an article to read it, a voice blares, “For the past 25 years, PNP personnel services...” I did write to the help desk, and got back an email that did not resolve the problem. Nobody else has complained about this, which leaves me wondering why I have been so blessed with the attentions of PNP personnel services. I’ve tried easy solutions, but no setting addresses it. If anybody has any ideas, I’d be happy to try them. I love the Post, but have come to hate PNP personnel services more.

Okay. I’m just a WaPo digital basic lady, so maybe I don’t have all the options that I’ll now complain about. I am a full access New York Times subscriber, so I’ll make a bit of a comparison. I like NYT so much better because it is less jumbled up and the articles refresh at least daily (with breaking news at the top) so I don’t have to sort through all those articles I already read. On WaPo, the same articles are featured for a week at a time. On NYT, I choose my own view of favorite sections and I get the crossword, so there’s value in a full subscription. I check the news like 10 times every day; I don’t want to see the old articles forever. It’s cool to have the WaPo print edition, but navigating it on a 5” screen isn’t easy. The writing is strong, and the WaPo is more gossipy on politics than the NYT (which I consider a good thing;). Plus I live in VA and it’s good to get that local flair. Still, I’m not looking at WaPo as much as I thought I would because of the article refresh problem, and because I can’t curate my view for my favorite sections. Last thing, I do hesitate on the WaPo because Jeff Besos owns it. One guy shouldn’t own the world and its news.

Search is useless, lack of dissent. A recent article I had seen while scrolling the app was no longer visible. I searched the subject’s name but only older articles appeared. I went on Google and found the WaPo article and that link brought me back to the app. A frustrating work around and I’ve had to do this many times. Also, sometimes certain stories linger on the home page for a few too many days. And the Crossword sub-section frequently forgets my progress and I must restart a puzzle if I dare step away for too many minutes. Those are tech issues which will likely continue to be disregarded (they’re a year old at least). Content-wise, I would like to see more dissenting voices — throw rocks at the establishment and think critically and not as all one team. When one of your own reporters is blatantly hypocritical I shouldn’t have to go on Google to find (the thousands of) dissenting voices calling her out, this time with no self-critical WaPo links BTW.

Google ads block recipes- WP does nothing.. I have written again& again to ask WP to PLEASE provide the option to “x” out google ads in recipes. On any other site I can “x” out ads & put the recipe in PDF form in iBooks on my phone. I’m a paying subscriber & can copy recipes from NYT & many other sites after I “x” out google by clicking on the “x” in the ad & then click on “ad covers content.” It works everywhere but not on WP site. I did that on several ads in today’s “special” recipe from WP but could not on a US Cellular ad. So the stinking ad covers a huge chunk of the instructions for the recipe. Thanks, WP, for not giving a rip- for YEARS. I’ll never look at recipes again on your site & I’m considering ending my subscription. Their “tech” team seems to not have a clue. US Cellular’s ad is an encouragement to never use their service. I don’t now & never will.

Keep Up The Good Work‼️. Democracy dies in darkness is a phrase all your readers count on the Washington Post upholding. So far, so good! Please don't let up. There is still more investigative reporting that needs to be done because, unfortunately, there aren't enough newspapers to assist the Post & the NY Times. Please continue to keep the high journalist standards without being “handwring liberals” in continuing to cover Trump. Between the election & the court cases, I think the Post does a good job in the Trump coverage and summary of the status of the cases but you still need to call a spade a spade i.e. When Trump says “off-colored” &/or “total incoherent statements” they need to be given proper in-depth coverage. The New York times does a better job of that type of reporting, I think. Politics & the Federal Government by the Post is the best in the country by far. While the Washington Post is not perfect, given the human condition, the Washington Post is still my favorite newspaper & has been for the last 50 years. Thank you for your service, one & all.

Survival tool. I long for a functioning “fourth estate”, the investigation and information check on our three branches of government. WAPO consistently delivers accurate, relevant, and fair coverage that opens my eyes to change and spotlights news on the intractable obstacles our society still has not solved. As a native I want local, practical news about government actions, DC goings on, and who is influencing whom…(and for how much!) As an American I rely on news analyses that correctly recognize pivots and shifts in our society. Simply put, Washington Post gives me all of this... and more. Even among the many competitors for my attention, even after 35 years, WAPO still provides the absolutely the best sourced and best synthesized information about our nation’s Capitol, national policy summaries, and local news. It is a big part of my life and my ongoing education. Bless them all.

A New Trick For An Old Dog. As a born and bred New Yorker from the forties, now retired in Florida, I escaped the cold with only one source of print media, The Times. I continue to read it in digital form and the machinations of New York life remain interesting to me. A like minded friend whom I met upon settling into Palm Beach County alerted me to the benefits of reading The Post. It wasn’t as if I didn’t know of its existence. Anyone who lived through the Watergate era had to be impressed by the quality of investigative reporting that it produced. I have been reading it daily for the last five years. It has become the foundation of my national news ever since. The quality of reporting is excellent, appropriately focused and it certainly disdains sensationalism. During this past year of COVID-19 and the election I stay in touch with breaking news throughout the day. Thank you for asking for my opinion and for producing such a high quality publication. Respectfull, David Eidelman.

Consider this. Dear Washington Post, Yes…I’m aware that the times have changed in ALL profitable industries. Be clear, this review is NOT about that. Instead, as a suggestion, please read the most current book by Alexandra Robbins. You don’t even need to read the entire chapter to understand her gist. Why? Because I am a lifetime reader of WaPo. Now go to the July 16 issue - G section. On G3 there is the data analysis for the week. Kids aren’t looking for topics that don’t concern them. To further my point…read the largest photo in the Lifestyle section AND the front page of today’s Business section. Talk about high interest stories for upper elementary students. Please have enough professional faith in veteran teachers to use the resources available to them. Let’s perpetuate and build readers in the DMV area…. these are your future subscribers to your online access… Please take this up the chain. You can do this. Thank you.

No Comments, Poor Support for Subscribers. This app doesn’t show comments on the articles. So if you want to see the comments you click on the share to/open with button and click Chrome. But wait, that doesn’t allow you to open in Chrome. You can only bookmark or add it to a reading list. Why can’t you simply open it in Chrome, you ask? I was curious too! So I called their support phone number since there is no option for developer support or feedback and the “developer website” simply links to the newspaper homepage. At the 800 number I got a very nice lady overseas who did not understand my question. I asked for a supervisor who also didn’t understand and said I would have to “search for the article in a mobile browser.” So I called the 202 number and explained that I was a paying subscriber in Virginia and could I please speak to a DC/Virginia based person to ask a question and (now) make a complaint. I got a recording and left a voicemail. Instead of a call I got an email asking me to write what I wanted. I called the 202 back and explained to a nice lady in DC what happened and she said to email back requesting a call. I did so. As for writing what my problem is, I decided to go ahead and write that right here. Under a single star.

The Big Picture. My husband and I live in Nebraska. We actually have two homes, a shouse in northeast Nebraska and a home in Lincoln. It has given us both great anxiety in recent years to see what has happened to our democracy. My grandfather immigrated from Sweden. He deeply treasured the opportunities that were afforded to him and other family members when they came to the United States. He prided himself on being politically astute. That desire to know what is happening in our beloved country and to participate in the political process was passed on to his family. My husband and I were Peace Corps volunteers in the 60’s and we lived and worked in 6 other countries. We have been proud to be citizens of the United States. We have great difficulty understanding the behavior of a significant number of our present day politicians. In spite of all this, we strive to stay informed about our country now and about what may happen in the not so distant future. We greatly appreciate the work of the Washington Post to keep us informed about the State of our Nation! Thank you!

End of democracy in the US. My title is going to be the actual headline in the Washington Post if you do not start emphasizing Donald Trump’s actual words and plans. Your morning’s headlines should reflect his actual words. He’s saying he’s going to deport over a million migrants and that getting the migrants out of the country is go to be “bloody!” He’s saying he’s going to jail all of his political opponents! He thinks we should be friends with Russia. Where is the front page story about how devastating to the economy his tariff plan is? Worst of all is that you rarely fact-check all of his outright lies. It is NOT editorializing to say that a lie is a lie!! It is not putting your thumb on the scales to factually report a lie as a lie. Actually, it’s probably the only way to keep yourself in existence because if Trump wins the only “news” organizations that will be allowed are Newsmax, Fox and OAN, the Washington Post will cease to exist. He is news, he’s running for president! Report his actual words “above the fold.” Your soft peddling of this man is wrong.

The essential Washington Post. I have subscribed to the Washington Post for the past three years. It is essential reading, especially since most newspapers have either closed or substantially reduced their staff. They no longer have reporters in the nation’s capital or in the state capitols. No one is watching the foxes in the hen house. I know there are many different sources of news today compared to ten or twenty years ago, but many of those sources are pushing a specific right or left-wing agenda. I want news I can trust, and that’s why I rely on the Washington Post. There is no better bargain around than the Washington Post. It gives me more news on Florida politics than the Florida newspapers. An added bonus are the interviews with key policymakers and journalists that help to fill in the details. The Post is essential. Period.

The Washington Post App is Awful. No wonder the WP is bleeding money and readership. You’re trying to sell the Web version of the paper using an App that is totally lame. All I want to do is read the daily newspaper online but I can’t. There’s no replica available online of the actual daily print addition. Online papers like The NY Times and the Walk Street Journal allow their online readers to view an exact replica of each print addition. That makes finding the stories those papers are running each day easy to find. Why doesn’t the Post allow it’s readers to do the same? The WP doesn’t seem to want to make it easy for its readers to find the stories they’re running in the print addition. Instead we have to play a weird guessing game to find what stories are running in each section of the print addition according to the paper’s obscure online categories. It’s unfathomable why this is the case. What a blunder! So reader-unfriendly! You really need to change the crazy way you are making the online paper available to your readership. Please, it can’t be that hard.

More Left Leaning than Centrist. Disappointing.. The other day I noticed on a couple media bias graphs that the WP was dead center with the highest amount of original content. As someone who doesn’t fit in either political party I have been longing for a news source that works hard to see both sides, like I do. So, when I saw the graphs I decided to order a subscription at a promo price that seemed generous. The first two days I read as much as I could and seemed to be getting what I had hoped for. Then yesterday I opened the app and was dismayed at what I saw yesterday. Four out of the six featured pieces were obviously left leaning on the issues of state rights, abortion, and the use of presidential power (9/5/21). Were the other two right leaning to at least attempt to give a little balance? No, they were not. They were about items that didn’t have a political impact. I’m going to give the Post a couple more weeks to try to prove me wrong on this, but I’m not all that hopeful. Has the news media swung so far left in general that the Post just looks centrist by comparison? I love the way the app is arranged. But I do have a complaint about the search feature. I searched for articles on Indonesia and got several hits from a couple of weeks ago. When I attempted to click on the links the only place they sent me was back to the front page of the current day.

Stupid ai. Once again, search by typing in the author’s name and the article I want is NOT listed, even though the article is in today’s eblast “The Post Most.” Since the title is a long sentence, I type in the portion I think is somewhat unique. Zip. Zero. Nada. I’ll sure someone, will if there are Ny real people at WaPo, will say I don’t know how to type or use a search field… okay, copy and paste the “headline” into the search box results in absolutely nothing. Don’t be fooled, AI is stupid. Companies launch as WaPo buy a subscription, load it on to their server, and then don’t bother to check, test, nor try it. Well, I guess no human beings work at WaPo. So, it time to stop paying and cancel the “subscription.” Note: I reported this same problem about a year ago, and several months later, search seemed to work. Perhaps, subsequent updates broke broke the working search, and nobody bother to check. That’s common of many companies in that they announce a new feature or fix some feature but don’t teat everything and actual broke exist features. Stupidly stupid. If human beings would test the entire platform, there would be no need to constantly release updates that fix x, y, and z.

Bring Back The MORE button!. Ok, I’ve never had an issue with the app until now, but I have to express my displeasure about the new way the comments are being handled. I have to preface this by saying that I’m a big fan of the free-ranging comments sections attached to most stories. Unfortunately, I don’t like how the comments scroll endlessly without any breaks now. My old (and preferred) method was to read through a page or two just to get a general idea of what people were saying. I don’t want my OCD to kick in and get carried way in an endless scroll. Please, return to the old way or, at least, let us choose one method or the other. It really is annoying. Also, as a suggestion, I think it would be cool if another method of sorting the comments was added to the present options of newest, oldest, most replies and most liked. How about we also get to choose a completely randomized selection of comments? That could be a nice way to discover a few hidden gems that got buried at some point. Just a thought.

Always very informing and well researched articles. Wa Post does a very professional job of researching their articles. I appreciate the level of professionalism in journalism. It would be interesting to me to read more articles in regards to political issues of why the differences in political views. What are the reasons why some people want to believe in conspiracy theories. Why some highly educated people either buy into them, or just use them for their own aims. Also it would be interesting to see articles that explain the basic core beliefs of republicans vs Democrats, and how those beliefs are taken to extremes. We are in a time where we don’t want to ask our families or neighbors about their beliefs because they are just that, their beliefs and it does not provide any goodwill to question another’s beliefs, so if we can read about a reporters conversation with different views and maybe question their thoughts that may not make sense to some, that could be helpful. Thanks for great journalism!

Get back on. I have been a subscriber digital for 2+years and today I had to pay my bill with a different CC account. Now I’m trying to get back on the app so I can read Washington post again they sent me here this morning and I’m still not connecting and being updated ! I’m frustrated I’m angry because I’m going in circles - I push the button to get back on and I’m told no can do so they send me to some other app that says if youre looking for Washington post press here and back I go to the button that Wa Po sent me to 10 minutes ago I’ve never been so misinformed ever - how is this easier and quicker as Washington post claims in these very pictures above I give this app a big black 0 for treating your customer’s terrible- I’m a paying customer too- this is not free either who do I go to to get this app fixed? You don’t even have tech support button - nothing

Too Few Quality News Sources Remain Nowadays. I grew up at a time when mid sized cities had quality local papers and televised news. Nationally there were three major networks that provided political balance and maintained actual journalists to report and anchor. Another commonality, what these sources provided was information edited with integrity and published with an attempt to provide factual reports. Today, CNN does retain some of that character and the actual news segments of NBC, ABC, CBS, and MSNBC appear to do the same. I gather that lately even Fox does that .occasionally . However, financial stresses and the internet with its information flow has led to a lot of shrinkage - and the reduction of reliable sources of valid, factual news. The Washington Post is one of the few to come close to maintaining journalistic standards in reporting and editing. I appreciate this paper and the other media sources and employees who try to keep a decent news flow in our Country.

I love the Post. My reading of the Post goes back to Watergate when it was all alone in reporting on the scandal against fierce opposition from the government lead by Nixon. So I trust the Post’s reporting. Another reason I like reading the Post is the great literary style of it’s writing. Sometimes I reread a sentence because it is so well written. Even straight news reporting often has interesting phrases. I really enjoy Martin Weil’s weather writing. Sometimes it’s almost poetic. And I’ve watched a Robin Given (can’t spell last name) advance from writing about fashion to interesting and timely commentary on important current events. I also enjoy seeing the variety of different ethnic names of the writers of various news stories This is a very American trait that I am dismayed to see under attack. So keep up the good work and I’ll keep reading. PS Thete are several other columnists I regularly read but don’t have time to list them

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Redesign of UI & Incorporates Reader. Bring the World News tab at the starting. Because international subscribers look for news around the world. Introduce a “Live Update” tab, where readers can see minute by minute news update. Also add a “news reader” tool, which will read the news article.

Great way to be informed.. The Washington Post is a great way to learn about US and world politics on the other side of the world - living in Australia.

Listening to articles. I think this is a fabulous innovation, but after about a paragraph, I simply couldn’t listen any more to the terrible monotonal mechanical voice! Please, please, please pay the money and get real people to read the articles. I get the Washington Post to connect with a world beyond my own domestic sphere. I trust it as a news source and enjoy the variety of opinion pieces. The integrity, passion, individuality and liveliness of your journalists and contributors differentiates the WP from the mainstream news media and stimulates and assists me to think ‘outside side the box’ of my own culture and experience. The monotonal (digital) voice of the articles displays none of the valuable attributes I listed above and indeed cuts across the sense of integrity, passion, individuality and liveliness of your articles and, (dare I write this?) - makes them sound ‘FAKE!’

App very buggy when loading comments. The comments section just keeps reloading and eventually freezes on my iPad. Stories I find very interesting and read them every day

New format. Articles now open in a very narrow window and are difficult to read on the iPad. I sometimes don’t have time to open the app and choose the most interesting articles from the Post Most.

Those of us who are affected - overseas perspective. To the Washington Post: Love your work. We in Australia watch with interest on the daily machinations of your country particularly how it affects my country. What astounds me is how when you vote - you not only vote for yourself and what you believe but the millions of us who are affected by this vote. The Washington Post is a voice in my opinion that is principled and for the most part ethical. I read your posts each day and wonder - sometimes with hope, sometimes with less that what is occurring is a balanced viewpoint. Please be true to your Vision and Mission: Democracy Dies in the Darkness because people like me depend on you.

Capitol Aftermath. Great to hear from informed and accurate source as to what is actually happening both on the ground and politically.

Contacting the Post. Don’t know what’s going on at the WP but very disappointing after some time as a subscriber. Unable to download full content. Contacted chat line. Given wrong information. Attempted to contact help via inquiry page. Page froze several times. Succeeded in messaging. Pressed “submit” . Did it send? No idea, as whole page disappeared. Twice. Being reluctant to give up after over an hour of effort, tried again. Got a message saying it had sent. Whoopee! Awaiting answer. Score: journalism interesting, relevant, well written 9/10 Admin interest in paying customer.. not impressive.1/10

Possible Improvements. As an overseas subscriber I would like to see more international news content and in-depth long reads of all types. I sometimes feel that this is not taken into account when setting up your storyboard, as virtually the whole front scrolling page is America perhaps an international version of the post would be a suggestion to improve content I don’t want to sound to critical as that is not my intention because you guys do good work! Cheers Michael

Washington Post. Great app; easy to read the stories and to navigate. News (including stories in fake news) constantly being updated Opinion pieces are great and no fake news!

On top down under. Each morning The Post gives me insight into what’s happening in the top half of the world. Informative, easy to read, The Post, is an important start to my day down under..

Want a similar paper for Australia. To Jeff Bezos Media in Australia is very concentrated. We have Rupert Murdoch controlling about 70% of print media and Nine controlling the rest. Except for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Guardian Australia almost all main stream media leans right. It would be really great if Jeff started an Australian Post similar to the Washington Post. Australia desperately needs media diversity.

The Best. Folks…. It’s time to get real. Our democracy is under direct threat by Trump and his thugs. Do you want a free country and a stable world?

Reliable Quality Journalism. With so much misinformation around, it’s comforting to have the Washington Post each cay!

At last!. I am an Australian reader and totally frustrated with the Murdoch Press dominated drivel that passes as news in Australia, I decided to take up the online subscription offer. It has only been three days but already, I am reading thoughtful articles not just on the US election but on many international issues plus the Lifestyle sections are a wonderful respite from heavy news.

Get the inside edge. I’m an offshore reader, but WaPo provides fantastic coverage of the US political scene, which after all matters to everyone, interested party or not. Also great selection of feature articles and generally great journalism.

Don’t bother. Sick to death of frustration with the constant failure of WP’s systems in accessing the paper. Constantly told that my subscription is not up to date when my account shows it is, denied access when I am shown as signed in, told to sign out and in again and still fails. In short useless.

Almost perfect!. I really enjoy reading the Washington Post... excellent journalism and photography and I love some of the recipes that are published. The only thing that I miss with the app are the comments! Hopefully that facility will be added soon!

Great paper & app - just needs a feature added. It’s a fantastic source of quality journalism that I read daily. It’s a good interface face. However it needs to add the ability to comment - where comments are open - which is currently only available on a computer. I wrote the above two years ago. Why has nothing changed? It’s out of step with other newspapers of repute around the world.

Gold medal journalism. The Post’s coverage of the essential issues both globally and nationally is unrivalled. It’s so refreshing, here in Australia, to have access to your outstanding journalism, even if it’s painful, but necessary, to read of the ongoing Trump horrow show.

Different view. Being in Australia it’s great to get a different view of the world, most newspapers just concentrate on local issues so I like to try to find a broader view which is given to me by the Post and the entertainment factor of your president’s antics is just too too much.

opinion articles. I like the opinion articles as I find them interesting and well written.

Keeps me abreast. I subscribe from Australia. A great way to keep abreast of what’s happening in your not so great now, but still terribly important and hopefully regaining its sanity, country.

Best international newspaper ever. I have had a yearly subscription to Washington Post since 2016 and I live in Australia and think it’s gives me the best coverage of anything happening in the US at any given time

The Best. I subscribe to the paper as a reader from Melbourne, Australia. It has the right balance of reporting and great feature articles .

Constantly crashing. - especially the slide-out browser storied

Good detailed real news. I’m Australian but greatly interested in world news. This is the type of detailed national news I like Opinion is clearly marked as opinion The news appears balanced and even handed

Great News App. Loving my Washington Post news subscription and in particular the technology section.

Where news happens. A great paper, and great app, and as a critical a news source as ever. And I am in Australia! Worth every penny when my local papers digital version is about 4 x the price.

A breath of fresh air. As an Australian interested in US politics - after all the USA is our biggest ally - I’m indebted to the professional writers who offer clear and considered journalism. The work is good. Thankyou

Great content, janky app. I decided to switch my US news intake from New York Times to Washington Post. I’m impressed with the journalism but the polish on the app is not so good. Apart from layout spacing & font choices there is a major functional issue. If I’m reading a long article and switch away to another app for a while and then return to the article I’m presented with a pointless splash screen and while it loads to the article I was reading it is at the top, not where I left off reading. Frustrating! Similarly if I’m watching a video and switch away and back it will reset to the start, not where I was last watching.

Great connection to an Australian. I am reading the Post everyday to update myself on American issues As always reliable

Great articles,well researched and clearly presented. Great articles, that provide a clear explanation of the well researched facts and not alternative facts. Please keep up the great work and independent journalism. Thank you.

Archives. Great for current news but also for archives going way back.

Dark mode gone with latest update. While I absolutely love the content of the Washington Post, I don’t understand why in the latest update the dark mode function has been lost. It is useful when reading what is an otherwise great newspaper in the evening.

An essential read. Highly readable. Comprehensive coverage of US and world issues. Particularly appreciate a range of competing opinions. An Aussie subscriber. DES Monaghan, Sydney

The Washington Post. I love The Washington Post. Great journalists, excellent articles. Fab recipes and games. It has everything I need. The app brings it all to the tips of my fingers everyday. Love it!!

Excellent Paper. I am enjoying my digital edition of the WP as I read it each morning down under in Australia. I am enjoying getting facts about all that is happening in USA and especially what Trump is up to. It’s never dull with him as your President but am very glad I live in Australia. Keep up the good work

Need to tell the truth.. The Washington Post is required reading for those of us living outside of America who seek to know what is really going on.

Need Comments section in app.. Love the app, except for the fact that Comments are not available (to make or view).

A trusted source. WP one of the remaining trusted media sources that remain in a world with democracies moving to the right because of the wait of numbers who choose to remain uninformed or accept with question the fictions generated by powerful and greedy institutions I read this in Australia where our media has shrunk dramatically. Our must reliable print source frequently and commendably uses stories and items from WP You are doing a great job there in moving against an overwhelming tide. David Terry. Melbourne aust. In my 82nd year

What your missing .. Love the paper and the depth of reporting ! I arrived back from Australia 2 weeks ago . I must say they are doing a much better job of dealing with COVID-19 then we are here . Might make a good article . We have a lot to learn from them . Faithfully , Jeffrey Bodwell .

Please stay relevant WP. WP has been a leading and reliable news source, with some ground breaking investigative journalism keeping the powerful accountable. However, in these rapidly changing times, just when incisive reporting and analysis is needed, I am increasingly frustrated by a lack of sharpness in WP’s coverage. There is often use of euphemistic soft language when covering the rise of dangerous authoritarians and historic political instability in the US and elsewhere, and an outdated horse race mentality applied to the frankly bizarre dynamics surrounding the upcoming US election. When democracy is at stake as it is right now, it seems that fuzzy lukewarm journalism and cagey corporate type editorial decisions might just help it die. Remember WP, democracy dies in darkness. If the pursuit of truth is not your guiding principle then you will fail as a news organisation, especially if you end up ground up underfoot by a fascist government.

Pop up ads. Seriously distracting to the point that I am rethinking my subscription. No easy way to opt out!

Trustworthy and highly professional reporting.. As an Australian I am very appreciative of the excellent coverage of American politics and culture by the Washington. post

Mr G Lawes. You are a first class newspaper and more than ever in your history you are needed the most right now. Democracies are a fragile thing and the situation in the USA is precarious at the present time!

Happy I’ve made the switch. After subscribing to the New York Times for years, I tried WP for 6 months, together with the NYT. I’ll suffer the clunky WP app with its primitive navigation (section menu) and no ‘state’ awareness or links to related content, in order to access superior journalism. Bye bye NYT!

John King. News and opinion coverage is excellent, but unbalanced in favour of the left of centre. As a foreigner trying to understand developments in the USA, I view Fox TV as an equally unbalanced right of centre source of news and opinion, hoping to distill the centre.

Limited text size options. This is a great app but the text size range is not as large as some of the other reading apps.

Listening to articles is just awful. Beause the voice seems to and probably is AI determined, there is no reality to the articles. They lack the subtle nuances that one enjoys listening to when news or articles are read by real people …. Please get rid of this system..it doesn't work and actually puts listeners off these articles.

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Very well done climate articles recently.. Good writing and researched. The one about the need for work towards resiliency when “we’ve” (commercially controlled food corps) have been focused on producing more and more, while wasting water, having use of toxic chemicals, using people for low wages or replacing them with robotics and taking the heart out of it and chasing quarterly growth and furthering profit needs to sit down as we are seeing that smaller scale local grown foods need less pesticides and synthetic fertilizers “that have recently caused a dead zone in the gulf” there is clear need to keep our clean water and interest in farming in deeply environmentally active ways as the climate changes and all things are having less water and people are starving while living in a first world country with excess ingredients and waste. With mental health less seem to cook for themselves, having acessible foods for people that is dedicated to bettering health while returning to heritage seeds and using clean waste from carrot tops and vegetables that can’t be used. And choosing fertilizers that aren’t over harvested from the area it’s from and companion planting to correct nitrogen or what the other plant needs. We need money into people’s lives and acess to markets for it and proper help (mental health, resources and other needs)

Best reading experience. I live in Montreal and subscribe to the WPost. First: variety and abundance of news, subjects, topics. Second: I can listen to the WP with high quality human reading. Third: easy to read through my gmail, the app on my phone and tablet. Fourth: the « print » rendering for nostalgics is always available on a clic. Good job.

Good News Paper, Bizarre advertising. I got to say not only do I find it annoying, but also completely pointless for both me and the Washington Post to put up with advertisement for the Washington Post into news articles even for those with paid subscriptions. If you accidentally click on them they really just take you to the App Store page of the app you were already using and paid for, how is that not a completely needless way to annoy customers? For ads in General, I don’t buy that they need to have ads in the Washington Post to make a living, I think they could have a higher priced subscription plan to get rid of the adds, I think there just afraid they would loose more money than they’d make in offering that to there readers, and since News paper readers are so used to putting up with ads it will be hard for us to find any alternative news outlets that would offer a no ads subscription plan. It’s the same reason micro transactions never came into existence as a payment option in News papers, cause newspapers know they get more money out of people through Subscriptions than by treating readers fairly by letting them pay for only what they read. I got to say it’s no wonder most people don’t pay for news papers because most news organizations treat there customers like crap, and unfortunately none of them seem to have the guts to try to build a good relationship with there readers, they seem to just want to maintain short term profits instead of taking a risk in growing there readers base by offering better reading experience with more inclusive payment options as well. Sure Washington Post is willing to offer you an extremely big discount once you hit the cancel button, but I don’t want to play that game, the only way to keep me as a customer is to simply treat me fairly to begin with, that’s especially true when it comes to newspapers, because there isn’t many businesses that integrity matters more. When news papers prioritize simply making as much money as it can, it makes them feel a lot less trust worthy regardless of whether or not that’s actually true, unfortunately there’s no way to gauge how valuable that trust is in attracting readers, newspapers ironically could probably be as profit driven as they wanted if there was. So back to reading books, maybe watching a little bit of news on prime video, and listening to podcasts like Sam Harris Making Sense for me, I just don’t feel comfortable with the way News papers in general do business in present day. All that being said I’m still giving Washington Post 5 stars cause I don’t believe there an immoral Organization, I get they have a responsibility to make as much money as they can just like any other business, I just wish they’d have the guts to try going about it in a better way, and I say that about the entire newspaper industry as a hole not just Washington Post.

Issues with size of articles. When I click on a link to read a news article mentioned in a WP newsletter I see only a thin column of text on my iPad mini and must read the article in this narrow banner. There seems to be no way to make the article into full screen mode. Very annoying and super hard to read.

Consistent news reporting with varied opinion pieces.. I give WAPO a 1 star rating because of its failure to respect readers free speech. I was unexpectedly banned for life from commenting over a year ago. My ban notice told me to contact customer service if I felt the ban had been made in error. I have done so repeatedly but each time I do so I receive an auto reply that they are too busy to answer individual enquires. So, when my annual renewal notice I checked the box to not renew yet they took the payment anyway. Must be the Jeff Bezos effect on the company. By the way the apparent reason for my ban was this comment: “It appears that “Ray Joseph Cormier” posts under the name “Richard McCulloch” on the Occidental Observer. At present he has 20 posts on the blog. The Occidental Observer is an American far-right online publication that covers politics and society from a white nationalist and antisemitic perspective. Its posted mission statement is to "present original content touching on the themes of white identity, white interests, and the culture of the West." That is what WAPO thinks of free speech I guess.

A Canadian reader. The Washington Post is this Canadian’s way of staying in touch with my southern neighbour. Naturally, my world view is different as our culture and historical evolution is different, but I love my daily session with the Post. I often comment too, always respecting I’m a guest in your country. I often forward opinion pieces to my Canadian friends and family.

Password problem. I can’t access the Washing Post from my computer. I can’t figure out how to cancel my subscription.

Washington Post. As a new Canadian subscriber, after years of reading The New York Times, it’s refreshing and fascinating to read a more balanced and insightful approach to news coverage, and the website is positively brilliant. I am overjoyed!

My "go to" news app. The WP has become my "go to" news app. I prefer it to other major news sources and news "amalgamations". I like the way that the articles are organized and the layout. One feature that I like in particular is the ability of the app to read articles to me when I am out on walks.

Bias. Bias propaganda not journalism

Leftist bias. The paper is unreadable No pretense of balance A shill for the most leftist impulses in America

content ne plus ultra,but.... even here in Canada the Wash Post and NY Times are respected bastions of the free press,reliable and rational reporters of the observable,mortal world we share...esp during these present days the calm and collected reporting,reaction and reflection these papers bring to the reader are much needed and appreciated...but,the constant sign-in,password and captcha routines are driving me to the edge of un-subscribing...you have my money,give me the access I’ve paid for,instead of endless fuzzy captchas’ and still no ability to save articles...because of that the rating should be a meh 3 stars but the 5 star content brings it up to 4 stars....

Great articles. The epitomy of very good journalism.

Listen. The new listen feature is worth the price of admission. Turns a sometimes wonky iOS feature rock-solid and easy to use. Great job.

Stopped working. Usually very good but it starts and dies on my iPad when I touch a link in one of my Post emails so I cannot read the article.

Despicable National Review Hirings. Cancelled my subscription only a few weeks-in after hearing that The Post will be employing Jim Geraghty and Ramesh Ponnuru, two men that along with the National Review, have contributed to the destruction of civility in politics, and assured we are all doomed by innumerable crisis’s. Both promote the lowest ghouls for elected office, and it’s ghouls we get. Ben Bradlee wouldn’t have pi**ed on either if they were on fire. Shame SHAME SHAME.

App not appearing on my iPhone. I have an iPhone and an active subscription but am unable to get the Post app on my phone

WaPo Review. I was introduced to WaPo via CNN a couple of years ago — they’re both great news sources but WaPo allows me the ‘keyboard warrior’ element that is satisfying on a few different levels: — involvement when it seems that ‘nothing can be done about it except vote once a year’; — community of somewhat like-minded sorts … some regular good sports & a few very high quality ‘engagements’ and flow of ideas; — plus the reality of the ‘rabid right’ and various other trolls ‘Foreign or Domestic?’ I sometimes question. Anyway, with Republicans dragging the quality of governmental & diplomatic discourse lower than EVER in the history of the nation one realizes that DEMOCRACY & rule of law at all levels is at its lowest point since slavery & Wild West days — things are serious & we must PAY ATTENTION.

How many ads do I need to watch before I can do the daily crossword?. Lately I’ve been subjected to multiple 15-second ad videos before the daily crossword crashes and I have to repeat the process! The same is true if you leave the crossword and then come back to it after a few minutes. I pay for a subscription already, how much is enough?

Good solid news app. The Washington Post app is a solid news app with daily web news and the print edition built in (sub required). Easily go back and forth between the web news and the print edition. One of my four go to News apps and the best one for the user design experience.

WAPO VITAL TO DEMOCRACY’s SURVIVAL. Please hang in there. We desperately need you. Terry

Stop with the passive fascism bias!. NONE of your stories covering trump mention ANY of his criminality, instead using ridiculous anodyne terms like”baggage”. YET you subtly harp on about Biden’s age as a potential problem. Your country’s going to end up a fascist autocracy and the msm will have been a huge part of that. DO BETTER. And get rid of that Hugh Hewitt twatwaffle.

intrusive ads. Don't mind ads which are relevant, but the "one weird trick" ads are the worst and reflect poorly on the WP.

Good journalism & app except for audio ads. I've enjoyed my paid subscription to this news outlet and app until today, when I fell for a "new! We've listened to your feedback and made our audio articles better!" teaser. The articles start with a long audio ad. Who needs that?? I PAY for this paper.

Honest and thorough reporting. I appreciate the factual, straightforward style of writing in the Washington Post articles. The depth and breadth of coverage is also much appreciated. The descriptive subheadings help me to know of key happenings nationally and internationally, and decide if I wish to read further. Clear labelling about whether an article is a report or an analysis of events is also appreciated. As a Canadian, I would of course like to see more coverage of Canadian events of significance that may impact Americans and the rest of the world.

Sally’s departure & incoming replacements. Since the announcement of the new incoming publisher & editor, who are unethical (as evidenced by wapo & other researched journalism) I have chosen to cancel my subscription which I began in 2016 as my one source for American news. I will find another source with journalistic integrity seeing as the wapo is heading the other way.

Good balanced coverage from professionals.. Don’t get your news for free...you get what you pay for. Reasonably priced subscription...worth every penny

A great source for unbiased news. I love the post most. The listen to this story so I can listen hands free while I shave, eat or drive. I love being to send article to friends for free. I love the opinion pieces and I love the coverage of not just U.S. politics but the whole world. A great news ap

the best. trustworthy reporting, fine writing, always engaging

Notice. The Washington Post is one of the daily newspaper that I look at each and everyday. Many thanks to have made It possible with your reduced rate that I enjoyed during the last year.

Font Size Selection. One would expect well designed apps to allow reader to select larger font size. Even the largest font size offered is so small that I am considering cancelling my subscription.

Light in a Darkening World.. The Post truly keeps me informed. As America seems to be slipping into a Political Abyss… where “Alternative Reality” seems to be the norm from One side of the aisle, it vital to keep Factual Truth based Information. The opinion pieces as well, as concise and thought out. You guys call out the rise of the Radical MAGA Cult. Other Outlets are complicit, or guilty in Their silence. Truly, America is in Trouble. Without reliable Reporting and Analysis, the seeds of what amounts to a National Split and the rise of a New Confederacy will no doubt take place. Internationally, this effects the whole World. What happens here, in Political Shenanigans could unravel both Europe and the Middle East. America is All that stands between Authoritarian Domination. Responsible Journalists - Are All that Stand between a Narcissistic Despot here. You, are my daily Breath of Fresh Air…and Sanity. Keep Going. Thanks… John Smithson.

Must read for me. As a Canadian reader I rely on the WP to provide insight and context regarding political events which impact our most important friend and ally. The WP is a first rate media source in a world of shrinking media presence.

Good journalism. Good read (mostly, if you ignore idiotic special columnists). I am a very happy subscriber for the news, but the app has a silly problem. When I got the daily email, I would normally hit on a link and the webpage would open and all was good, though the comments section would often not load. So switched to the app. Now all works well. I had complained about a problem, but they have fixed it. Kudos.

5 star but NOT for all. I pay for Washington post for several years & have noticed a real decline in the quality of the journalism happening. Journalists are creeping in a direction that I personally do not favor(Canadian way we write some words..different than America) Many of the journalists are writing NOT facts but personal feelings, nothing but partisan opinions & very obvious to the reader which political party they are affiliated with. NOT attractive at all. The quality of journalism today is low! I’m writing this because I hope someone with control over who/what & most important the substance of articles being written, they double check the “FACTUALITY” of the articles!! Because a lot of personal conspiracy feelings, opinions, WANTS, are the bulk of what Washington Post journalists are PUSHING! False is a common word which crosses my mind when I read articles written, especially on the political front! Dangerous!! These are dangerous times NOT just for America, but for us all. All democracies around the world will be totally affected, destroyed, if America FAILS:Makes the “same mistake TWICE”! A lot of WP journalists are pushing THEIR political Republican “fake news”…lies…No fact checking truths to many of the articles. Lies drove America to where it is today…FACTS, TRUTH matters!! Misleading Americans will one & for all destroy America, which in the end destroys us all. USA is our world leader & I like billions around the world expect a lot more TRUTH being written by WP journalists! Quality had Always mattered..and must matter even MORE today!!

Navigation Menu. The little navigation menu in the top left hand corner of the app has been removed! Why oh why? I want to be able to have easy access to all of the apps articles. We’re now forced to choose a subset. It’s taken a lot of the pleasure out of the Wapo in one fell swoop! Please bring it back!

Essential Reading. Aggressive and reliable reporting. The Post Most is essential reading every day. I like the way the app works,too. Good service.

Latest update. The latest update to the WAPO mobile app has resulted in issues connecting and using the application with constant freezing. With a paid subscription you’d think the WAPO could do better.

Disgrace. Trump on first page in White House photo cancelling long subscription now

WaPo. Easy to navigate through one of the few paragons of responsible journalism.

Review on Washington Post. I’m very upset with the Washington Posts take on our current president. You should be ashamed of the way your journalists promote Mr Trump, you would think he was something special, instead of a big crook... start looking at what is good for America for a change and give our president Joe Biden some decent copy. He deserves it for all the major things he has accomplished while in office! I’m so disappointed in your usual copy as you are alway putting our president down. Try being honest for a change! Writerpat

My day without reading WAPO is incomplete!. Washington Post is one of the best sources of information for those who believe in truth and facts! My day without reading it is incomplete! It has everything I need to stay informed on the subjects of my interest. Washington Post and I have a relationship that will last a lifetime, INSHAH ALLAH!

Great paper. I live in the Toronto area. For several years I subscribed to another well-known American paper which shall remain nameless (hint: the initials of its crossword editor are WS), and on a whim I took advantage of a special WaPo subscription offer. To my surprise, I started enjoying the WaPo more than the other publication, and even let my subscription to the other paper lapse for awhile. Anyway, I like the layout of the Post and the columnists are excellent. Keep up the good work!

User-unfriendly and anti-privacy app. Too few customization options in the app. What little there is is hidden behind a very invasive cookie curtain. Why does it take me 2 taps and a swipe to get to the World section? App should open on my selected topics, like the Guardian app does. Your international readers want quick access to your coverage of world events. Every 4 articles, there are these "thank you for choosing WP" blocks that you’re making me scroll through. Wait, will you be serving me ads, after I’ve paid for a subscription? It’s bad enough you’re selling my data without my permission, with no opt-out option. You are making it very hard for your readers to access your content. We are trying to support independent quality journalism.

Difficult to save article for later reading. Where ‘s gone the bookmark? Please put it back on the right top Thanks!

Morning Staple. The Washington Post- current news from around the world; outstanding investigative journalism; insightful, exceptional, thought provoking writing by top renowned journalists; a wide range of sections that peaked my interest From the headlines to the crosswords, you have it all. A must with my morning coffee. Keep up the stellar work. W Post getting too trumpian. Who is changing the integrity of this well respected media ??

Devina great work!. This app is easily the best app on my phone and it’s all thanks to Devina. ❤️

A goto source for news. As a Canadian, I enjoy WaPo for its quality coverage of American news.

Serious accessibility issue. I have been using the old app for years. It is the only news app which is comfortable for me to use because of my binocular vision disorder. In the old app, articles are displayed in large, clear fonts without clutter, and each section of the newspaper can be Directly accessed by a link. I export article text to my text-to-speech engine to actually read the articles. The only part of the new app I can use is the “discover” section, but it isn’t indexed, so it’s nearly useless for me. (I can’t do a lot of scrolling without triggering a migraine and nausea ) I’m a very happy and grateful reader of your excellent app. I would be really sad to unsubscribe. This would seem like an easy fix— just index the Discover section, or have a global “simple display option” of some kind. I know the Post is by far the most tech savvy news organization. Please keep it accessible for readers with vision disabilities!

Washington Post. I am just receiving the Washington Post and I have found it has kept me very informed about the upcoming election. Thanks to all the staff at the Washington Post for your hard working team work! Lori Glier

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End of democracy in the US. My title is going to be the actual headline in the Washington Post if you do not start emphasizing Donald Trump’s actual words and plans. Your morning’s headlines should reflect his actual words. He’s saying he’s going to deport over a million migrants and that getting the migrants out of the country is go to be “bloody!” He’s saying he’s going to jail all of his political opponents! He thinks we should be friends with Russia. Where is the front page story about how devastating to the economy his tariff plan is? Worst of all is that you rarely fact-check all of his outright lies. It is NOT editorializing to say that a lie is a lie!! It is not putting your thumb on the scales to factually report a lie as a lie. Actually, it’s probably the only way to keep yourself in existence because if Trump wins the only “news” organizations that will be allowed are Newsmax, Fox and OAN, the Washington Post will cease to exist. He is news, he’s running for president! Report his actual words “above the fold.” Your soft peddling of this man is wrong.

Subscription procedures. I subscribed but was unable to if I subscribed for the two dollars per month for the first 12 months promotion or the $12 per month Fee parentheses which I didn’t want in parentheses. The system merely let you subscribe or not subscribe that needs to be fixed. Secondly, I’d like to pay to have the Washington Post delivered on the day it’s published as it occurred 15 years ago. The post was printed in Chicago as are the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal so they can all be delivered on the day of publication. Unfortunately, the post pulled out of this arrangement. It should reconsider. Did your old newspapers are fine but the paper additions offer benefits not available online. If the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal can make money with the print delivering a print edition why can’t the post?

Ugly, chaotic and lacking basic features. One of the poorest news apps I've used. It's as if they couldn't decide what look to go for so they threw a little of everything at the wall and hit upload. No matter what settings I use it always appears just unpleasant because of inconsistent layouts, fonts, spacing, etc. Please! Pick a style! The comments function is total crap. On a PC you can look at your comments and, with one click, go directly to your comments even when there are thousands posted by others. On this stupid app clicking on "see conversation" takes you to the original article then you scroll down to comments then have to scroll endlessly to find your own so you can respond to replies. Even worse a buffer fills up quickly and slows down the scrolling process. If you ever do find your comment and wish to respond to a reply, the buffer is so full it can take 20 minutes to type a simple answer and it's often scrambled. Also, when searching for topics, the results are often completely irrelevant - is it like Google where people pay to get their results to come up first even when not related to the query - shameful! I often see WAPO articles on other feeds but they don't show up on the site in this app sometimes for hours? WTH - your own app is an ignored step child? Horrible design and even worse function programming.

Check the Post every morning., noon and night. I love the convenience of this App even though I have news aggregators for my favorite topics. On this app, the Washington Post stands alone because, for me, it is special. I trust it. Sometimes I want to skip the rest and just see what The Post has to say about something. Sometimes, I receive articles before the stories come out in print and that’s fun for me. But I also enjoy searching through historical archive stories that evolved over time. I frequently compare WAPO’s perspective with that of papers and topical magazines in the U.S. and abroad. This app makes it easier. The Post verifies it’s breaking stories. So reading the paper via the app gives me deep insight into both fools gold and fact-based stories that arise in other media throughout the day, The Washington Post app gives me many entertaining and informative articles to easily share with my friends on social media. I also confidently reference articles at the Post when I write online stories on topics that the general public might find interesting.. In short, I appreciate WAPO’s in-depth, longitudinal stories, award-winning research and unique, fact-checked perspective. I like having it with me all day long on my phone.

Poor design, hard to use. This app seems so poorly designed it is hard to believe that Bezos owns the post. It takes forever to download even with high speed ISP. For some reason, it downloads all sections even though you can only read one section at a time. It is buggy. It keeps crashing or doing funky stuff. 2021 I have a still buggy and difficult to use. The replica version option does not work at all with certain dates not able to be seen. It crashes all the time. I thought it was my old iPad I just got a brand new one and it does the same thing. 2024, not much has changed. It does not seem like they spend any money on the app. I like to read the print edition, but if you get out of the app for some reason when you come back, you have to start back at the beginning. It does not save the page that you’re on. The site and the app are still extremely buggy. I lowered my rating down to one star due to the fact that nothing ever gets updated.

The essential Washington Post. I have subscribed to the Washington Post for the past three years. It is essential reading, especially since most newspapers have either closed or substantially reduced their staff. They no longer have reporters in the nation’s capital or in the state capitols. No one is watching the foxes in the hen house. I know there are many different sources of news today compared to ten or twenty years ago, but many of those sources are pushing a specific right or left-wing agenda. I want news I can trust, and that’s why I rely on the Washington Post. There is no better bargain around than the Washington Post. It gives me more news on Florida politics than the Florida newspapers. An added bonus are the interviews with key policymakers and journalists that help to fill in the details. The Post is essential. Period.

Too Few Quality News Sources Remain Nowadays. I grew up at a time when mid sized cities had quality local papers and televised news. Nationally there were three major networks that provided political balance and maintained actual journalists to report and anchor. Another commonality, what these sources provided was information edited with integrity and published with an attempt to provide factual reports. Today, CNN does retain some of that character and the actual news segments of NBC, ABC, CBS, and MSNBC appear to do the same. I gather that lately even Fox does that .occasionally . However, financial stresses and the internet with its information flow has led to a lot of shrinkage - and the reduction of reliable sources of valid, factual news. The Washington Post is one of the few to come close to maintaining journalistic standards in reporting and editing. I appreciate this paper and the other media sources and employees who try to keep a decent news flow in our Country.

WaPo is tracking what you do--even w/ paid subscription. UPDATE: After some research, it looks like the reason it won't recognize me as a subscriber is because I have private browsing on, and I limit ad tracking. So basically WaPo is forcing digital readers to give up our privacy to access their content. Wow. Big brother is watching everything. It's not like I have things to hide, but this does feel like overreaching because I'm PAYING so it's not like they aren't ready making money from me. And they don't make it explicitly known that they're tracking you, even as a paid subscriber. Feels wrong to me. Ugh! App repeatedly "forgets" that I'm a subscriber, and whenever it prompts me to sign in again, it will not allow me to see content.I'm a paid subscriber, I have a valid account online, and saved password, but somehow this app won't recognize it. The old print app recognizes it, but not this digital page. Too frustrating to read. I'll get my news elsewhere and stop paying for denial of access.

Great quality journalism, functionality leaves much to be desired for me. Despite having had a subscription (through the Apple store) for a while now, in the app I can only read a couple of articles or so because after that, when I try to go to another article, be it through a link embedded in the article I’m currently reading, or by going back to the home screen of the app, I am sent to the subscribe screen. I tried to restore Apple store purchase, but I get a message saying that no subscription associated with my Apple ID was found, and to try to sing into the Wapo or make an account. I tried to delete the app and re-install it, I restarted the iPad several times, to no avail. I HAVE a subscription, and I DON’T want to sign up for more accounts, our information is out there enough as it is already. Please look into this and try to fix the issue. It is possible, for instance the Wall Street Journal app seems to have flawless functionality. I really don’t want to drop this subscription, but if I am unable to read the paper, I may end up giving it up.

Introduction of AI. I have been using this app for as long as I can remember. Recently, the Post introduced AI and you can’t turn it off. It is so annoying that I am very tempted to stop using this app, but then I would lose access to the paper. The worst feature is the little pop-up at the bottom of the screen that you can’t get rid of unless you actively go down and click on the X in the corner. If you do that. another one immediately pops up! It covers the text or the photo that I would much prefer to see. If you don’t click on the text, it doesn’t go away, IT JUST STAYS THERE. I find it incredibly distracting to have something pop up while I’m in the middle of reading a page. It’s not just the fact of it, it’s the frequency of it. There is almost never a time when there is not a visible pop-up. Please make it stop!

Content is great, app not so much. The Washington Post content is first rate, but the app has a lot of glitches. It is not uncommon for a story to close down in the middle of my reading it, and I usually have at best a 50/50 chance of any hyperlinks in stories working correctly. My iPad is starting to get old, but it’s my second iPad, so it’s not ancient, and this doesn’t happen to me on the New York Times app. Every time there’s a software update I hope it will fix the problem, and it is better than it used to be, but it still isn’t the smooth reading experience I would like it to be. My husband reads the print version in the morning, and often he has the better reading experience.

Washington Post News app. is worth every penny!. Some people I know immediately cancelled their subscription to the Washington Post when they read of the Posts’s total unwillingness to endorse Kamala Harris for U.S. President. I did not, but did immediately read Jeff Bazos’s op ed which justified his business decision to return to a lost earlier precedence when from the 1970’s when this newspaper had muted its editorial power. After following the editorial logic, I opted to keep my subscription intact, and I am glad that I did. The Washington Post provides diverse, strong reporting of both international and DC local news. Even considering the muting of its 2024 election coverage, its op ed writing remains strong, even amid that past brutal business of somehow having allowed the spirit of Mira Lago to temporarily govern the political running of the party politics of The District of Columbia.

Teachable Moment for WaPo. The March 12 story by Peter Stein regarding Key Elementary in the Palisades neighborhood of Northwest Washington was interesting as it was explaining the problems of how the school administration handled the racial slur a white student hurled at three black students. It also seemed to flesh out some of the leadership by the parent organization to tackle uncomfortable questions and assumptions by some of the parents in the primarily white school. But then the author wrote the following which totally made negative assumptions about the only way to diversify (represent true population demographics) by stating: “Key has far fewer students who are regarded as vulnerable than the school system overall: Just 2 percent of the Key student body is considered at risk, defined as children who are homeless, in foster care, recipients of welfare or food stamps, or languishing in high school. Citywide, nearly 50 percent of D.C. public school students are considered at risk...” Why does the author dare to perpetuate a stereotype that diversifying means that the “other” students can only be vulnerable, on welfare, at risk, homeless, foster care, food stamps or languishing in high school? Where were the editors on this or did they not even “see” it? I applaud the efforts by those who see this as a teachable moment, but wish Peter Stein, the copywriters and editors had gotten the lesson and do whatever they can to become more aware, introspective, find a teacher at WaPo and turn consciousness into action. You have a powerful platform - take care of it.

Like Washington Post Classic. I have been a digital subscriber to the Washington Post for almost one year. I have come to rely on their national and international reporting. I am a new iPad user of less than a month. My digital subscription includes access to the Washington Post Classic App so I downloaded the App a couple of weeks ago. The App is easy to use. I like that I see sections in a menu across the top of the window. I also have the Washington Post Blue App which does not include local coverage and other coverage I am interested in. Based on my experience so far, I recommend this App. One note I purchased my digital subscription directly from the Washington Post, so I did not go through the App Store for my subscription

The Best of the best. I have long enjoyed E.J. Dionne through Commonweal, and Ashley Parker through MSNBC, and various others including Dana Milbank. The quality of your reporting is extremely high, and the paper easy to read. I am recently retired so get a chance to read more, so I feel very lucky to have this chance to read The Washington Post. Obviously I am thrilled that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will take control of the country, their influence over the whole of the world will be enormous, and I think Joe Biden has chosen one of the best possible committees to deal with the Corona Virus. These are exciting but difficult times and so it makes it all the more necessary to have high quality reporting. Between your paper and the New York Times I have the best of the best! Fr Nick Punch

The Indispensable Washington Post. The Post I Has never been more necessary in its long and storied history than it is Right Now. Given the current climate of overt and covert frontal and rear guard attacks on our government, our institutions, our very Democracy and Truth Itself, The Post is a beacon in this awful miasma that helps us all divine what is real of people, place and thing….we would be bereft in so many fundamental ways if the people who serve as our guides and counsel at The Post weren’t so dedicated to their mission of keeping our republic, our free society informed and thinking. Thank You All for your commitments to maintaining a just, thoughtful, reasonable and fair discourse in the midst of the current mayhem that has been inflicted upon us by forces that would undo us. Amen & Awomen!

Survival tool. I long for a functioning “fourth estate”, the investigation and information check on our three branches of government. WAPO consistently delivers accurate, relevant, and fair coverage that opens my eyes to change and spotlights news on the intractable obstacles our society still has not solved. As a native I want local, practical news about government actions, DC goings on, and who is influencing whom…(and for how much!) As an American I rely on news analyses that correctly recognize pivots and shifts in our society. Simply put, Washington Post gives me all of this... and more. Even among the many competitors for my attention, even after 35 years, WAPO still provides the absolutely the best sourced and best synthesized information about our nation’s Capitol, national policy summaries, and local news. It is a big part of my life and my ongoing education. Bless them all.

DO NOT force a customer to click to access after update. The recent update requires me to hit a button or click on “Continue” in order to read your articles. Why? We know we updated, and we are smart enough to seek out the “How To” if any new features will assist us or change our habits. So, DO NOT force us into “help” which does not help. In the alternative, show a standard Apple circle over the icon at the menu bar, similar to the “you have unread text messages” so we are prompted there when we run into a new path. We are trained, by you, by experts, by best security practices, to avoid clicking on unfamiliar and unwanted links and prompts. You completely undermine the security message when you then make it a routine practice to force a customer to make an unwanted choice in order to proceed to the product for which I entered into my subscription. That said, my personal circumstances aggravate the issue. My habit is to read your stories as I wake up and have my toast and coffee. I am not at my peak then. Frankly, I am only marginally functional. Any “help” or updated information I might glean from this unanticipated input is lost. Help a reader out. Implement a feature which flags but does not nag or force me to engage with the new process. Thanks. John.

Accessibility features lacking. Very nice UI, but! The accessibility features (such as font size) are very limited. Max font size is nowhere near large enough, and I’m unable to find any further options for features such as text to speech, nor a method by which suggestions can be made. Please do better for the visually or hearing impaired, app Devs! 20-30 year olds with perfect vision/hearing, and who are able-bodied in general, must do better, especially if your companies leadership expects more and more folks to fork over their hard earned $$ to “popular” subscription models for accessing your digital content. Only the most diverse and robust options will survive this pandemic, and personally I’d prefer it be the WaPo who wins the rat race over the NYT (who, by the way, has many larger font options, just saying).

Post review. I very much look forward to reading the articles in the Washington Post everyday. They are always interesting and while I don’t always agree with the author’s perspective I do appreciate considering it with an open mind. I’m happy that the Post provides a variety of perspectives however sometimes you do publish articles that are so opinionated they lack credibility and journalistic ethics and it’s usually from the Right’s/Conservatives perspective in my opinion. Those articles I don’t enjoy and my initial reaction is to dismiss them after reading half of it but I don’t, I slog on but at the end my feeling is always the same, that it was a waste of my time and I don’t understand how some people’s perspective can be so alien to reality that that is how they view the world. It does nothing but give me anxiety. I feel those articles are just a waste of space and bad use of editorial judgment. It must be glaringly apparent to a reasonable person when they edit an article like that that the author is leaping from point to point where no bridges exist in reality, so the linkage of his points are not factual but purely speculative yet presented journalistically where they could be interpreted as factual. That’s misleading your readers on purpose and I don’t think that’s ethical or professional. I expect more, but be that as it may, fortunately the Post does not produce articles like that very often. On the whole however I love reading the Post. I especially enjoy Jennifer Rubin & Eugene Robinson & Perry Bacon. Phillip Bump, Josh Dawsey, Dana Millbank and I know I’m leaving many others out that I enjoy but just can’t get their name to come to the tip of my tongue. They always have something important and interesting to say and for me to think about after I’ve read what they’ve written. I’ve also subscribed to the Times in the past. I no longer do & your journalism beats them hand over foot everyday as far as I’m concerned. So keep up the excellent job. Expect the highest level of ethical journalistic standards because society needs that right now. It’s important if the news they’re receiving is as factual and ethical as possible Mary Elizabeth Martin

Bye Bye. I’ve had a subscription to the WP and used its app(s) for several years, putting up with a glitch that’s infuriating, and now I’m done with it. The glitch? I subscribe through my Apple subscription service, and whenever I open the app and choose a story to read, it tells me to subscribe/renew/update, etc. Then when I go to my subscription list, it shows that I’m subscribed. If the folks that design these apps can’t get that straight, then the WP needs to find someone else. After reading several reviews posted here, I see an emerging pattern of poor app design that needs to be addressed ASAP. Until all these concerns are met, I’m gone. So please, Mr. Besos, pay attention to your product. It’s at least as important as Kindle. Ta-Ta, DShinn

It’s a Shame to See Such Change. Having WashPo my main news source for many years and the go to for sports and easy reading become so weak and repetitive is a shame. I understand that hard copies are no longer possible. The pretty long term replacement of an online rag has been fairly good for a while. However, it recently has lost its vigor with repetitive stories published as obvious fill for interesting news, both local, national, and foreign. Why so many opinions? It would be better in my mind to put more resources in news. Hard news. Let that speak for itself instead of the Bobble Heads waxing glorious in their own importance. Secondly, sports. As a former Washington area resident, why not more in depth coverage of the local professional sports? Why the same story running for days on end? Maybe a bit of an overstatement but definitely noticeable. On the new app, enough thanks for doing it. That has been going on for months. Just open the app when I click on it. Now it takes two clicks and a bunch of junk to even get to the news. I really miss the Post. Too bad but why not doing something news folks should be doing and that is search out and publishing interesting and informative real news. If doing that now, the fluff and repetitive stories are hiding the good stuff. We need you and the Nation needs you. Just tell it like it is. Maybe a listing of the 61 court cases that said the election was accurate. That fact speaks for itself. Wasn’t the Supreme Court one of those? Lead with that if so. From a long time fan who follows the Commanders but now needs to get info on line without good sports writing. No wonder folks do not go to the games anymore. No passion. And you get passion from facts as you should know.

A great app that is a background hog. I have used this app for many years and it keeps getting better with each release. However, recently it has become a background hog. Some days, half of my battery usage is this app doing something in the background. That is, even when I am not using it, with “Background App Refresh” turned off, this app is busy eating up my battery and working away. I don’t know what it is doing. But I refuse to let some app do so much that I know nothing about. I’ve now deleted it. I’ll use a web browser to access WashPost unless this gets fixed. (Question for Apple: How can this happen with “Background App Refresh” turned off?) Aug 1: Per the developer, updating to IOS 13.6 solved the problem. All is good again.

Force exits out of articles. From a purely technical perspective, the Washington Post app is one of the worst consumer apps I’ve ever experienced. The one thing I want to do on this app is read articles. I don’t always have time to finish reading them in one sitting. When I re-open the app, it force quits the article I was reading so that it can refresh the home screen or whatever. I’ve submitted multiple support requests related to this, all of which were more or less ignored. Once, they suggested I bookmark every article I ever open so that I can return to it, which would honestly be more annoying than never being able to finish the articles in the first place. A news app that doesn’t allow you to finish reading the articles you want to read seems pretty pointless. I finally cancelled my subscription and should have a long time ago.

The best daily read for 33 years. I lived and worked in the Washington area for 25 years. I always looked forward to the physical paper arriving around 5 AM to let me know the important stories each day. I came to depend on the Post to learn about politics, science, cooking, and where to travel. I probably learned more from daily reading of the paper than from the three college degrees I earned. I learned how to fold it to read it on the Metro on my daily commute to work. I had lived in other cities before moving to Washington, but none had a paper this good. The paper keeps our politicians honest, and literally saved the nation during Watergate. Now I have retired and moved away to a country life in North Carolina. I read the digital edition now and still look forward to it each day. Thank you to the staff for all these years of superb journalism!

App experience leaves much to be desired. With this app, you pay a fair bit of money for an experience cluttered with advertising — including ads that interrupt the article you are reading. The app also features usability issues on the iPhone at times, such as clunky transitions. The back button is at the top left of the app instead of at the bottom, making this app a poor choice if you are riding the Metro with one of the larger phones and want to use one hand. This app was allegedly an “improvement” over the original national edition app, which I loved. That app was easy to use, clear and uncluttered, and I paid $9.99 a month with no ads. The Post is now charging me the same amount for an experience so poor that I’m on the hunt for a different news source.

Very good coverage, too many “alerts”. The W Post has very good coverage, especially of US politics and world events. And despite those on the far right who can’t stand any news that contradicts their world view castigating WP, I find their reporting to be largely without bias. They *do* seem to have a bias for presenting a lot of pesky facts, which further aggravates those on the far right who deal in opinion and innuendo. As long as they keep the subscription price reasonable - which it is, especially when compared to other news outlets of their stature, I will continue to subscribe. My biggest complaint is their overuse of news “alerts” for items that are not of sufficient importance to merit an alert. They seem to do this in an attempt to increase viewership by encouraging the recipient to click through to the main site or app.

Great content, I only wish it worked well. First kudos to the WaPo the content is mostly excellent top to bottom. But neither the app, nor the browser version (I mostly use Safari) are smooth experiences. Dynamic page resizing when ads refreshing, distracting ads is probably the biggest issue, but sometimes small text or photos that won't allow zoom are super annoying especially if it happens mid article. Two particular nits, crosswords - you'd better finish it in one go, the save function works randomly, and usually not at all. And the absolute worst is the comics, slightly better in the app, but many faves are missing. In the browser it almost seems like a different selection altogether, but so many issues, it feels like an editor had never been there - dead links, each comic has it's own form of date navigation. But like i started off - it is a great selection.

Simplify. I really preferred the actual paper version of the Post. Unfortunately, the delivery person failed to deliver it every couple of weeks and it became too expensive for that level of service. In the digital version I’m tired of doomscrolling and seeing the same stories over and over but with a different photo and sometimes different headlines. I do not find that helpful. What is with the comics? Are you ashamed of showing them in a politics forward newspaper. They are buried in the menu and often glitchy. They are also frequently several days behind by the time they are posted. I subscribe in part because you have comics to help balance the dreadful national and world events. Not all of them are good but the few that are make subscribing worthwhile.

Solid App. Very stable, aesthetics are pleasing (especially compared to the other WaPo app), and the alerts are relevant. WaPo itself is among the great papers of our time following the Bezos purchase, and it's the only outlet I personally pay for a subscription to access. My only suggestion would be to incorporate the comment section into the app. Right now, I can only read and write comments using my phone's web browser. At a minimum, the app could include a link at the end of each article that would open the article's comments in Safari or whatever default browser you may have. Still, the ideal would be to have the comment section within the app itself to make for a more seamless experience. Keep it up WaPo! We appreciate your dogged reporting in this age of "alternative facts" and outright misinformation.

Search feature needs work. The. App overall is reasonably functional, but the search is terrible, both for what it returns as well as the sequence of result return, and then also lack of advanced search options. First, when on searches, the returns are not in a predictable date order from most recent to earliest. This typically is useful when searching things like regular columnists. Also some recent columns that I am reading in the print copy are not findable online ( in case one wants to save them). The accuracy of the search is also maddeningly inconsistent with some top search returns having no apparent reason that thy are ranked above items that actually have the search terms in the article. Minor point, but when the title is different in the print issue than the online issue, the search should still find the article with the print issue, ie with the print only words in some tag or other metadata that’s searched. Advanced search features that would be helpful would be things like date range searches with options of years, months ( not always needing to list specific days, as well as being able to pick an approximate date/month and add a “window” on either side such as 1 month, 3mo, 6 mo, or 1yr, 2ye on either side of the chosen date Another add would be able to filter the search by any of the categories that they have in the app, ie politics, sports, Carolyn hax, world news, obituaries, etc, plus any of the sections or features in the print version, ie style, weekend, local living, Magazine, comics, Sunday comics etc. And lastly, being able to also toggle a “search only saved articles” to narrow the filtering.

Bias. I decided to try WP as Conservative hoping to find journalistic neutrality! Send me any article that shows your appreciation of what Trump, or Republicans are doing that’s opposed by Democrats but you at WaPo like it. I haven’t found a single article praising a new approach to Middle East peace, or value of Border wall. Also in fairness no article that shows corruption of Biden clan. No mention of Hunter. Or how Democrats Systematically damaged Trump by creating media storm about false Russian collusion and Ukraine phone call. Both these had to be well understood by elite in media as ‘not as bad’ as they were made out to be right from the start. I wish no one on Right stoops this low for the sake of Union. Judiciary is trying to hold us together by trying to go to middle, and It would not be too much to expect that from Media if they acknowledged legitimate ideas and accomplishments of ‘Right’. On the other hand I won’t be surprised if Biden is quickly discarded on health grounds and more left leaning leadership takes over. And WaPo will applaud it as gracious exit.

Superior Factual Journalism. We hear the term Patriot being thrown around by blow hearts that want to twist the information, they believe if they speak their falsehoods numerous times that people will believe their narrative is the truth. But in reality they do not have facts or truth. The Post and it’s journalists have verified facts that speak truth to power. Journalists at the Post are professionals and not two bit imposters that fill present day public positions. They understand that any false information not varieties would be career ending. The Post’s Journalist are our true PATRIOTS! Those that tell the true story fear reporting falsehoods. Those that tell falsehoods have no fear of telling falsehoods because their only survival is to bend the truth to their universe, they fill if you say unverified falsehoods enough there must be some truth in what they say. Free journalism verified is what helps keep are lives free!

I love this paper, but the app keeps crashing!. I do love this paper. It the first and last one I go to every day. And then I keep having to go back, and back, and again , and again because the app keeps crashing. So I open it up again, find the article I was reading, and hope I can make it to the end before it happens again. (Which usually happens.) Ugh. I hope they fix the problem soon, because I can’t imagine it will stop me from trying. I am a huge fan of the reporting, the writing, and the layout. I get the NYT too (in print and online), but this is where I turn first when I’m on line. 5 stars for the paper. Two stars for the app these days. However at $10 a month I am frustrated! Please fix it soon.

One BIG problem. Except for one huge issue, I love the WP app. It’s certainly better for the environment. But, for reasons I cannot fathom, articles in the app almost never have the option to increase the font size. In fact, most articles don’t even let you “pinch” the screen to zoom in. This latter feature is far from ideal in that you have to slide the article left and right to read each line, but it’s better than nothing. Many people read the news online because they have difficulty seeing the print edition. The NYT app includes the font size feature on most articles so it can’t be that difficult to do. Did some yahoo with perfect vision make a conscious decision to exclude this feature? Was it deemed too expensive? Is some editor so taken with the aesthetics of their layout that they feel the need to lock it in? I just cannot think of a single valid decision to dictate a single font size.

Going downhill. I have loved WaPo for years and it is one of the great papers of record left in the US. I gave a lower rating because of recent interference in the editorial policy by Jeff Bezos, starting with nixing the paper’s support of a candidate in the 2024 election. It is shocking that he also joined the flock of fawning billionaires that gathered around Trump. (It would be very different if he left the paper alone) The president is so ignorant and incompetent that even the WSJ is scared that he will hurl us into a depression. Just let the editorial staff do their job - a lot of great journalists have already left in protest. Don’t turn this great paper into a smoking ruin like Musk did to Twitter- not that Twitter was good to begin with…For now I am hanging on and not cancelling but I am not all that far off from doing it.

Clickbait Headlines. While Bezos owning the Washington Post may have helped get them the right tech to modernize their website and apps, the biggest downside I see, and one that I think has contributed to our culture of polarization, is the exaggerated, hyperbolic clickbait headlines used to drive user engagement. I can’t go a week without seeing how so-and-so “brutally” “took down” so-and-so and similar. For someone who seems to pride himself on the quality of his reading repertoire and started his business in books (and who’s so wealthy you’d think he would set more limits on this), Bezos has optimized eyeballs at the cost of de-elevating the quality of the Post’s reading experience, and it’s uncomfortable—I want a Post subscription to balance against the New York Times, but I feel less elevated reading today’s Post headlines, to the point where it feels like less of a stretch to think that Bernstein and Woodward must have reported for the Times rather than for their “modern” Washington alternative.

Notifications not working. Amazing app, very readable and high quality well-sourced journalism. Some time recently I haven’t been receiving any notifications even though I’m subscribed to most popular/politics etc. I toggled every button on/off and did the same in the iPhone notifications options for WaPo. I don’t think this is a phone issue because my WSJ alerts have still been working fine. Also last comment is that I like the WSJ app’s long home page where I can basically scroll through 40 or so articles and get caught up. The same process in the WaPo app cuts off much more quickly, just some food for thought for the developers. I’ll finally say that I like that alerts are compiled in a list vs. disappearing in the WSJ app.

Journalism is almost happening. I give the New York Times 4 stars. I wish I could give them five but in the past two decades or so they have backed away from genuine journalism and participated instead in “bothsideism” which is not journalism. It is reporting truth on one side and lies and propaganda on the other. No ethical journalist would provide a platform for propaganda and lies without labeling it propaganda and lies. Sadly, the NYT believes reporting both sides and giving equal weight and validity to both sides equals responsible journalism. It does not. The fourth estates sole purpose is to inform with facts and truth - not to print lies. This leads down the road to tyranny. Sadly the New York Times has not yet grasped the historical fact that when tyranny comes one of the first institutions terminated are the press. Pay attention NYT - your “both sides” reporting may be the cause of your demise.

Bezos’ Blunders. I have cancelled my subscription to the Washington Post because under the stewardship of Jeff Bezos, the paper is no longer an independent voice that speaks truth to power. The suppression of the endorsement of Kamala Harris for President, was not an attempt to steer the paper into a more “neutral” stance. The WaPo was already doing a good job being neutral. When Bezos hired Will Martin as publisher from the News Corp stable, he demonstrated his disrespect of a free, non-partisan, newspaper. It was tantamount to an announcement that he had joined the Billionaires’ Boys’ Club started by Murdoch, Thiel, later joined by Musk, and now Bezos. Their media companies are dedicated to cranking out propaganda to support a new, proto-fascist, American oligarchy, while suppressing news that contradicts them. They are abetted by the billionaire funded Federalist Society, that dominates our courts to suppress any opposition to their world view. If you are really going to be neutral, why not give equal coverage to the measures suppressing the vote in Virginia, which has been rubber-stamped by the Supreme Court? Or the corruption of the Supreme Court?

My Go-To for Real News. The Post has been my go-to for reportage and analysis of complex news since the only way to read it got ink on your fingers. Sure, it feels like it leans Left. But truth generally does these days. The Gray Lady is a sad, thin spectre of her former self and The WaPo still steps up. However..., I PAY for access, as is necessary to provide quality I expect from my Newspapers of Record. But for goodness sake, give me the option to pay for no ads at all. Paywall I understand. But I can't read a single article without large ads blocking the entire display after every other paragraph. They must figure out a pay structure that allows me to pay for that to go away. Otherwise, I find myself avoiding even The WaPo in favor of my smaller sources that where I can pay to read ad-free.

No Options for Upgrading Subscription. I am a basic digital subscriber that was interested in upgrading to a premium subscription so my wife could also access the WP app on a bonus subscription. Every time I went to settings the app told me I was already a subscriber with no options to upgrade from basic to premium. I sent a help request and the WP agent redirected me to the same spot on the app which obviously didn’t help. My only option was to let my free subscription expire and it looks like I have to start over. There is a $39 introductory offer for a premium subscription. That’s all I wanted to do. Appears that subscribing to the WP through Apple News did not provide any options to upgrade to the $39 into offer except if I wanted to sign up got the $149 annual offer. Overall experience was pretty frustrating as if anyone reading this will actually care about how difficult it is to upgrade this subscription. Also, why Apple News did not offer both a basic and premium subscription after a free trial is beyond me.

Wonderful interface. The online “Print Edition” is awesome because it digitally recreates the look and feel of the paper edition. Headlines and pictures on the front page pop bringing out the meaning and importance of each story. The stories of great note are “above the fold” at the top and the proportional Bold font size per story indicates the “big news” of the day. Along with the use of real estate on the page it helps bring context to the news. This contextualization is a critical part of imparting the news. Separately, the non-print edition has been constantly enhanced to provide better fonts, layouts, customization and controls. It has come a long way increasing the joy of reading. Thanks for continuing to improve the online reading experience!

A terrific app for a great newspaper. I am new to this app, but not to the Washington Post. This is one of only a handful of “must reads” for anyone wishing to stay fully informed. It’s location in our nation’s capital gives reporters there the advantage in detailing the workings of our government and the activities of our elected officials (plus the goings-on of the unelected players). If this were all the WP did, it would be enough, but there are many other articles on a wide array of interests, including things to do and see in and around Washington, local and national sports, and a roster of talented columnists covering anything you could imagine. There are multiple packages and price points for the app sufficient to include any reader, and the app itself is very user-friendly. Download it and see for yourself; you won’t be disappointed.

civility and balance. Write that.. Tell the truth more. I see slant and agendas everywhere on every page —not even counting the opinion page. Build readers up with the stories of our nation and not just stir up today’s click bait hate rant. (While criticizing Facebook!) Raise your game and write the hard stuff with context, nuance and our history of change and growth — which we can prove. Has any other country in history accomplished what we have? Tell that. How about a history section. Tell our story. Show how far we have come and how close we are to falling in the chasm. Weed out the hater/silencers who devour good, imperfect people. Find normal people to write about. And what’s up with the shaming, slamming of the senator from Az? Not falling in line use to be an American tradition. Knock it off. Help us see the evil is mostly in ourselves, in our own corruption. Investigate and weed out your corruption. Help readers weed out their. I’m trying to weed out mine. Very few of us are actual victims. Stop promoting victimhood. We are, however all sinners. Rid yourselves of the dripping cynicism and anger in much of what is written. In short start acting like a grownups. You could bring civility back in writing style. You could do this. Just tell us the objective truth. At least once in a while —-

Lifetime of excellent reporting. I grew up in Washington, DC, reading the Post, long before the Internet existed. As an adult, I moved to other parts of the country where there was no access to the Post, but it was the yardstick I used to measure the quality of other newspapers. With the exception of the New York Times, no other paper I encountered measured up to the Post in terms of coverage of the news. The investigative reporting is unmatched and the editorial decisions about the breadth of news coverage is so wise. The quality of the writing is a pleasure. Now we live in New England and read online subscriptions to both the Post and NY Times. The Post is my first choice every morning, especially because the Times has no comics to enjoy over my cup of tea!

Five Stars for The Dedicated Journalists of the Washington Post. This is more of a profound, heart-felt thank you to the hard-working, dedicated journalists and all the staff of the Washington Post for being our light in the darkness as our nation struggles to steer our democracy out of the quagmire of Trump and all he represents. I don’t know where we would be or how our democracy would survive without your efforts on behalf of truth and justice. I start and end each day with you, and trust I will find the answers we all are seeking in your stories. I’d also like to thank the families of your journalists and all the staff of the Washington Post for their sacrifice of time and family life that allow these pieces to be written and to become lifelines for us all. We and our country are in your debt. Thank You! Renee A. Huss, Ph.D., St. Louis, Missouri

It was really hard…. I tapped the screen to subscribe to the Washington Post and to have the app. I paid for a year. It showed up on my apple payment but it took two whole weeks plus to get it to work. I am dumbfounded that the signup was so hard. I called for help. I signed up for help online. Did everything I could think of to get it to work. Nothing. It shouldn’t be this hard. I finally got it to work though I couldn’t tell you what I did different. I was very, very frustrated. It needs to be easier. I never had a problem when I subscribed to the NYTIMES. Regards, PMJ That was a year ago. Renewed since and Good since. Love the coverage and lots of good articles. I especially like that I can easily review and comment on the news. Often do. Does not seem skewed in any way. Some comments are a little rough and tumble. But no control over what some folks will say. Might be disinformation. Have to always watch for that, but that is pretty obvious most of the time. Keep up the good work. Need to be kinder to old Joe. He is doing a pretty fabulous job. And Kamela is Fabulous too. Too, too hard on her, I think. No bad news, or disputes. All good. (especially compared to the alternative, Jesus!!!) With regards, PMJ

Why do I get ads in a subscription app?. I’ve been very disappointed since the Washington Post Select app was discontinued. Why do paying subscribers have to skip through captioned photo advertisements not related to the article they are reading? “This content was paid for by an advertiser and published by WP Creative Group. The Washington Post newsroom was not involved with the creation of this content.” I loved the layout and presentation provided by the discontinued app. It was phased out with the promise of an improved app. The app I’ve had to navigate to is poorly laid out and more difficult to browse articles. Also please allow readers to expand photos so details of photos can be better observed. Please bring back Washington Post Select.

Hold the door. Having watched numerous videos of the insurrection on January 6, I was still not prepared for the horrors this article portrayed regarding the experience of the DC officers who were trying to hold the West Terrace door. The vivid and detailed accounts were much more profound and heartbreaking than the videos could ever convey. I have no idea what it was like for these police officers, however, in my eyes they are all heroes. I was struck by the betrayal of these officers by President Trump. Through sheer strength and determination, these officers tried to hold the door and keep the insurrection from spilling into the Capital building. I am amazed and grateful we did not lose more police officers during the insurrection. While losing one officer is too many, from this written account, it is clear we could’ve lost more due to the president’s inaction. Thank you for this incredibly vivid account of what these officers endured.